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Amy is building a house. the basement floor is at -15 feet. the roof of the house is above the ground 25 feet. write an inequality to compare the heights. explain the meaning of the inequality.

BONUS: what is an inequality.

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An inequation is a mathematical expression that is used to make constraints given a problem.
For example, this is a problem of heights.
There is a minimum height and a maximum height.
We can use the following inequation to describe the problem:
Let
x = height in feet.
The inequation is:
-15 <= x <= 25
answer:
-15 <= x <= 25
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