Question

Write an absolute value inequality to represent each situation.

A friend is planning a trip to Alaska. He purchased a coat that is recommended for outdoor temperatures from -15⁰ F to 45⁰F . Let t represent the temperature for which the coat is intended.

Answer 1

Answer: |t - 15| ≤ 30 ; -30 ≤ t - 15 ≤ 30

Explanation:

To set up the equation, we have to find the center, and the tolerance, so that we can use formula "|x - c| ≤ t"

First, we can find the tolerance by adding both number, then dividing by 2 --> -15 + 45 = 30 --> 30/2 = 15, so we now know that the center is 15

Next, we can find the tolerance by finding the distance between the center and one of the number --> 15 - (-15) = 30, so we now know that the tolerance is 30

Now we can set up our equation,

center (c) = 15

tolerance (t) = 30

|t - 15| ≤ 30

Now that we have our equation, we can set up the inequality

|x - c| ≤ t = -t ≤ x - c ≤ t

so,

-30 ≤ t - 15 ≤ 30

Hope this helps!

(sorry it was so long)