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Kylie is writing a persuasive essay for English class. The essay has to present her opinion and evidence for constructing that opinion. The essay has to have a minimum word count of 150 words and a maximum word count of 500 words.

Which compound inequality represents the length, w, of the essay?
A)500 ≤ w ≤ 150
B)150 ≥ w
C)500 ≤ w
D)150 ≤ w ≤ 500

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The answer is D.

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Answer

D)150 ≤ w ≤ 500

Step-by-step explanation

Let
w be the number of word in Kylie's essay.

We know that the essay has to have a minimum word count of 150, so the length of the essay must be greater or equal than 150 words; remember that in mathematics we say greater or equal with the sign: ≥, so we can express the statement as:


w\geq 150

Which is equivalent to
150\leq w

We also know that the essay has to have a maximum word count of 500 words, so the length of the essay must be lest or equal than 500 words; remember that we can say the same using the symbol ≤, so we can express the statement as:


w\leq 500

Now, we can join our tow inequalities in a compounded one:


150\leq w\leq 500


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