Question

The distance to the nearest exit door is less than 200 feet.Used to represent the distance (in feet) to the nearest exit door.D2To qualify for the championship, a runner must complete the racein no more than 40 minutes.Use t to represent the time (in minutes) of a runner who qualifies for thechampionship.

Answer 1

The Solution:

Given:

We are asked to write the inequality that represents each situation.

Case 1:

Using d to represent the distance (in feet) to the nearest exit door, we have

$d<200\text{ ft}$

Case 2:

Using t to represent the time (in minutes) of a runner who qualifies for the

championship, we have:

$t\leq40\text{ minutes}$