Question

The Russo-Japanese War was a conflict between Russia and Japan that started in the year 1904. Let x represent any year. Write an inequality in terms of x and 1904 that is true only for values of x that represent years before the start of the Russo-Japanese War.

Answer 1

In order to be in the solution set, x has to be less than 1904.

So, x < 1904 is the answer.

Answer 2

`\Rightarrow x<1904`

Explanation:

The Russo-Japanese War was started in the year 1904.

Let x represent any year.

Now, we are supposed to Write an inequality in terms of x and 1904 that is true only for values of x that represent years before the start of the Russo-Japanese War.

Since we are given that x represents the years before the war started .

So, x must be less than 1904

`\Rightarrow x<1904`

Hence an inequality in terms of x and 1904 that is true only for values of x that represent years before the start of the Russo-Japanese War:

`\Rightarrow x<1904`