SOLUTION: What is the difference between, "at most" and "at least"? And if you could show an example please, thanks.

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Question 324292: What is the difference between, "at most" and "at least"?
And if you could show an example please, thanks.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let 'x' be some dollar amount (eg how much an item costs at a store)

So if an item costs "at least" 10 dollars, then that item is either $10 or more. So this means that x%3E=10

On the other hand, if the item costs "at most" 30 dollars, then this is the max that the item can cost. So x%3C=30


Note: If we say that the item costs "at least" 10 dollars AND it costs "at most" 30 dollars, this means that the item is between $10 and $30 and can be symbolized as 10%3C=x%3C=30