Question

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Select the correct answer.
An elevator at a department store must carry fewer than 17 people at a time. An elevator operator is present in the elevator at all times. If x customers can travel in the elevator with the elevator operator, which inequality represents this situation?
A.
x + 1 < 17
B.
x > 18
C.
x + 1< 16
D.
x < 17
E.
x + 1 > 18

Answer 1

A. x + 1 < 17

Explanation:

An elevator at a department store must carry fewer than 17 people at a time. An elevator operator is present in the elevator at all times. If x customers can travel in the elevator with the elevator operator, which inequality represents this situation?

x = customers

1 = the elevator operator

< 17 = the amount of people that can be in the elevator at a time

Together, we get our inequality:

x + 1 < 17

The customers + the operator in the elevator should not be greater than 17.

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