SOLUTION: the formula R= -0.075t+3.85 can be used to predict the world record in the 1500 meter run, t years after 1930. determine an inequality that identifies the years in which the world

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Question 397668: the formula R= -0.075t+3.85 can be used to predict the world record in the 1500 meter run, t years after 1930. determine an inequality that identifies the years in which the world record will be less than 3.7 minutes.
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the formula R= -0.075t+3.85 can be used to predict the world record in the 1500 meter run, t years after 1930. determine an inequality that identifies the years in which the world record will be less than 3.7 minutes.
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Solve: -0.075t+3.85 < 3.7
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-0.075t < -0.15
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t > 2
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Ans: 1933 and beyond
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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