Question

Lamar claims that the weight, w, of her cat is almost 11 pounds. Which inequality

represents her claim?

A w ≤ 11
B w < 11
C w > 11
D w ≥ 11

Answer 1

Lamar claims that the weight of her cat is "almost 11 pounds".

Since Lamar is using the word "almost", we can assume that she means the weight of her cat is very close to 11 pounds, but not exactly 11 pounds.

Therefore, we can represent Lamar's claim with the inequality:

B) w < 11

This is because if the weight of Lamar's cat is almost 11 pounds, but not exactly 11 pounds, then the weight must be less than 11 pounds.