document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235618>Question 235618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to write an inequality from a word problem. If that doesn't make sense, my problem is that I don't know how to take an equation from a word problem. The problem is \"In a school zone, cars can go no more than 20 mi/h.\" I think I'm supposed to put x>=20, x meaning cars. That is suppose to mean cars can go less than or equal to twenty. Also I know the > Should have a line under it to show equal to, but I'm not sure how to show that on a computer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #173518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=173518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a school zone, cars cannot go more than 20 miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you let x = the speed that the cars are allowed to go, then your equation becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x <= 20 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that x is smaller than or equal to 20 which means that the speed of the cars cannot exceed 20 miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The common conventions are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "le means less than or equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ge means greater than or equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gt means greater than<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lt means less than<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eq means equals\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In symbols, if you use the following, it should be understood\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= implies equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( ">= implies greater than or equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<= implies less than or equal to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "> implies greater<BR>\n" );
document.write( "< implies less than\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The algebra.com formula generator program will take these symbols and make the following out of them:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = y becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > y becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x < y becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x >= y becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3E=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3E=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x <= y becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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