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Which statement represents the situation

The cost of cod a shirt is less than $27.50
(A) c > 27.50
(B) c < 27.50
(C) c = 27.50
(D) 27.50

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Final answer:

The correct mathematical representation of the statement 'The cost of a shirt is less than $27.50' is 'c < 27.50'. Therefore, option (B) c < 27.50 is the answer that represents the situation correctly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question regards interpreting a statement about the cost of a shirt and translating it into a mathematical inequality. The statement "The cost of cod a shirt is less than $27.50" likely contains a typo and should be "The cost of a shirt is less than $27.50." Given the provided information, the appropriate mathematical representation of this statement is c < 27.50, where 'c' denotes the cost of the shirt.

To solve this, we compare the given options with the statement:

  • (A) c > 27.50 means the cost is more than $27.50, which is incorrect.
  • (B) c < 27.50 denotes the cost is less than $27.50, which correctly represents the situation.
  • (C) c = 27.50 means the cost is exactly $27.50, which does not match the "less than" condition.
  • (D) 27.50 is not a complete inequality statement and does not include a variable for comparison, thus it is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is (B) c < 27.50.

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