Question

A major storm has winds speeds that are at least 110 miles per hour.Write and solve an inequality that describes how much greater these wind speeds are than the slowest hurricane

Answer 1

x ≥ 36 miles per hour

Explanation:

The speed of a major storm is at least 110 miles per hour while the speed of the slowest hurricane is at least 74 miles per hour.

Let x represent how much greater these wind speeds are than the slowest hurricane. Therefore:

x ≥ 110 miles per hour - 74 miles per hour

x ≥ 36 miles per hour

This means that the winds speed must be 36 miles per hour greater than the slowest hurricane.