Question

Kylie is writing a persuasive essay for English class. The essay has to present her opinion and evidence for constructing that opinion. The essay has to have a minimum word count of 150 words and a maximum word count of 500 words.

Which compound inequality represents the length, w, of the essay?
500 ≤ w ≤ 150
150 ≥ w
500 ≤ w
150 ≤ w ≤ 500

Answer 1

The last answer is correct.

Explanation:

The w stands for the number of words that she can have. She has to have at least 150 words so the w has to be equal to 150 or greater. The w also has to be less then or equal to 500