Question

To be eligible for the senior admission rate, a visitor must be at least 65 years old.

Use y to represent the age (in years) of a visitor who gets the senior rate.

At the airport, each piece of luggage to be checked in must not weigh more than 55 pounds.
Use w to represent the weight (in pounds) of a piece of luggage that can be checked in.

Answer 1

y ≥ 65

w ≤ 55

Explanation:

1)To be eligible for the senior admission rate, a visitor must be at least 65 years old. Use y to represent the age (in years) of a visitor who gets the senior rate.

• "At atleast 65 years" is the same as being 65 years old or older
• If y is represented by age, the correct equation is y ≥ 65

2)At the airport, each piece of luggage to be checked in must not weigh more than 55 pounds. Use w to represent the weight (in pounds) of a piece of luggage that can be checked in.

• "not weigh more than 55 pounds" is the same as having it weigh 55 pounds or less
• If w is presented by the weight, the correct equation is w ≤ 55

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