Question

Write an inequality to describe each situation. a. The minimum age for voting in the United States is 18 years old. Let a represent a voter's age. b. A theater seats up to 275 people. Let p represent the number of people attending a performance in the theater.​

Answer 1

a ≥ 18

p ≤ 275

Explanation:

a. The inequality for the minimum age for voting in the United States is:

a ≥ 18

This inequality states that a person's age (represented by 'a') must be greater than or equal to 18 years in order to be eligible to vote in the United States.

b. The inequality for the maximum number of people that can attend a performance in the theater is:

p ≤ 275

This inequality states that the number of people (represented by 'p') attending a performance in the theater must be less than or equal to 275 in order to accommodate all attendees within the seating capacity of the theater.