Question

Strong winds called the prevailing westerlies blow from west to east in a belt from 40 to 60 degrees latitude in both the northern and Southern Hemisphere. Write an inequality to represent the latitude of the prevailing westerlies

Answer 1

Answer:

The inequality is:

40 ≤ x ≤ 60

Explanation:

Assume that the latitude of the prevailing westerlies is x

We are given that the latitude is between 40 degrees and 60 degrees

This means that the least value of x is 40 and the most value for x is 60

i.e. :

x must be more than or equal to 40

x must be less than or equal to 60

Combining the two conditions:

40 ≤ x ≤ 60

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