Question

The student council needs to make a banner for the seventh-grade dance. The dance committee decides that the length of the banner will be 16 feet. What are the possible widths of the banner if the students can use no more than 40 square feet of material? Find the solution set of the inequality 16w ≤ 40 to solve the problem. What are the possible widths of the banner if the students can use no more than 40 square feet of material?

at most 2.5 ft wide
less than 2.5 ft wide
at least 0.4 ft wide
no more than 0.4 ft wide

Answer 1

The answer is A: at most 2.5 ft wide

Answer 2

Using the given inequality 16w≤ 40

Divide both sides by 16:

w ≤ 40/16

w ≤2.5

The answer would be: at most 2.5 ft wide.