SOLUTION: A brick company guarantees to fill a contractors order to within 7% accuracy. A contractor orders 1200 bricks. Write and solve and absolute value equation to find the maximum and m

Question 1165052: A brick company guarantees to fill a contractors order to within 7% accuracy. A contractor orders 1200 bricks. Write and solve and absolute value equation to find the maximum and minimum number of bricks guaranteed,
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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An equation


    | B - 1200 | <= 0.07*1200

or

    | B - 1200 | <= 84.


The solutions:

     = 1200 + 84 = 1284.

     = 1200 - 84 = 1116.

Solved.

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