Question

Nathan practiced his speech for student council. He read it in 4 1/2 minutes, but when he speaks in public, he sometimes talks faster. Write an inequality to represent how long Nathan's speech will last.

Answer 1

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Answer:

t ≤ 4.5

Explanation:

If we let t represent the time (in minutes) the speech will last, and we assume it is unlikely to be longer than 4 1/2 minutes, we have ...

t ≤ 4.5