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A manager needs to rope off a rectangular section for a private party. The length of the section must be 7.6 ,meters. The manager can use no more than 28 meter s of rope. What inequality could you use to find th possible width, w, of the roped-off section?

User Vikingben
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Because I've done this test before it's just I remember it being B.

User BAE
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Answer:
W< 6.4 m

Explanation:
we know that
The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to
P=2(L+W)

we know that
L=7.6 m

P < 28 m

substitute
2(7.6 + W) < 28

solve for W
(7.6 + W) <14

W <14 - 7.6

W< 6.1 m
User Volodymyr Kozubal
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