Question

Mrs. Valdez wanted to determine the number of people, p, she could safely take in her car to the fun run. She determined that p < 5. Which statement best describes a possible number of people she can take in her car? Mrs. Valdez can take –2 people because –2 < 5. Mrs. Valdez can take 2 people because 2 < 5. Mrs. Valdez can take 3.5 people because 3.5 < 5. Mrs. Valdez can take 5 people because 5 < 5.

Answer 1

She can take 2 people cause it’s less than 5

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: Second option: Mrs. Valdez can take 2 people because 2<5.

Explanation:

You have the following information given in the problem:

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`p` represents the number of people she could safely take in her car.

- She determined that:
`p<5`.

The symbol "<" means "less than", therefore, the number of people must be less than 5.

Since the number of people can not be a negative number or a decimal number, you can conclude that the correct option is the second option: Mrs. Valdez can take 2 people because 2<5.