SOLUTION: the speed limit on a certain stretch of highway is 65 miles per hour.Write an inequality that represents the distances you can travel iof you obey the speed limit for 2 hours. Solv

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Question 153989: the speed limit on a certain stretch of highway is 65 miles per hour.Write an inequality that represents the distances you can travel iof you obey the speed limit for 2 hours. Solve the inequality.
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let d be the distance, then the speed is d/2.
As the speed limit is 65 mph, we have
d%2F2%3C=65
Solving the inequality, we obtain:
2%2A%28d%2F2%29%3C=2%2A65 (multiply both sides by 2)
d%3C=130