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Answer:
[tex]95 \frac{3}{4} \: inch \leqslant x \leqslant 96 \frac{1}{4} \: inch[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that a lumber supplier sells 96 inch Pieces of oak which must be within 1/4 of an inch.
This situation can be represented by the following absolute value inequality:
[tex]|x \: - 96| \: \leqslant \: \frac{1}{4} [/tex].
The absolute value can be thought of as the size of something because length cannot be negative. The length must be no more than 1/4 away from 96.
To simplify this, pretend this is a standard equality, |x-96| = 1/4. 1/4 is the range of acceptable length, 96 is the median of the range, and x is the size of the wood.
First apply the rule |x| = y → x = [tex]\pm[/tex]y
|x-96| = 1/4
x - 96 = [tex]\pm[/tex]1/4
x = [tex]96 \pm 1/4[/tex]
(These are just the minimum, and maximum sizes)
Now with a less than or equal to, the solutions are now everything included between these two values.
Therefore:
[tex]96 - 1/4 \: \leqslant x [/tex] [tex]\leqslant \: 96 + 1/4 [/tex]
With less than inequalities, you must have the lower value on the left, and the higher value on the right.
If x represents the size of the pieces, then the acceptable lengths are represented by this following inequality:
[tex]95 \frac{3}{4} \: inch \leqslant x \leqslant 96 \frac{1}{4} \: inch[/tex]
This is interpreted as x (being the size of the oak) is greater than or equal to 95 3/4, and less than or equal to 96 1/4 in inches.