Question

For a certain airline, flight attendants need to be between 63 inches and 73 inches tall. Which of the following absolute value equations can be used to represent these minimum and maximum heights?

A. |x - 63| = 10
B. |x - 68| = 5
C. |73 - x| = 5
D. |73 - x| = 10

Answer 1

Option D, |73 - x| = 10, represents the minimum and maximum heights for flight attendants.

Step-by-step explanation:

The absolute value equation that can be used to represent the minimum and maximum heights for flight attendants is option D, |73 - x| = 10.

The equation |73 - x| = 10 represents the difference between the height x and the maximum height of 73 inches. The absolute value of this difference should be equal to 10.

For example, if x is 63 inches, then |73 - 63| = 10, which satisfies the equation and represents the minimum height of 63 inches.

If x is 73 inches, then |73 - 73| = 0, which is not equal to 10 and does not satisfy the equation, indicating that 73 inches is not within the acceptable range for flight attendants.