Question

PARTCMs. Magarine makes breakfast tacos using flour tortillas. The tortillas have a diameter of 8 inches give or take 1.5 inches. Write an absolute value inequality to represent the range of diameters the tortillas can have. Use x as your variable and the absolute value bytton below. absolute value

Answer 1

Diameter = 8in

+1.5

-1.5

Since the diameter can be 1.5 less or more than 8 in:

8-1.5 < x < 8+1.5

6.5

So, the results must be 6.5 and 9.5

lx+1.5 l = 8