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write this sentence into an inequality.- The weight limit of the desk is a maximum of 40 pounds. PLZ TELL ME QUICK

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-- The LIMIT is 40 pounds.

-- The weight HASTA be 40 pounds or less. It can't be more.

-- 40 pounds is OK, and anything less than 40 pounds is OK too.

-- 41 pounds or more is too much.

-- Here are all the OK conditions:
. . . . Weight = 40 pounds.
. . . . Weight is less than 40 pounds.

-- Summary: Weight can be equal to 40 pounds or less than 40 pounds.

Can you write that same sentence with the mystical symbols of Math ?

How about W ≤ 40 lbs
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