SOLUTION: Write an inequality and solve CATEGORY WIND SPEED 1 74-95 mi/hr 2 96-110 mi/hr 3

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Question 996427: Write an inequality and solve
CATEGORY WIND SPEED
1 74-95 mi/hr
2 96-110 mi/hr
3 111-130 mi/hr
4 131-155 mi/hr
5 156+ mi/hr
QUESTION:
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale rates a storm intensity by its sustained wind speed. By the time a hurricane reached the coast its sustained winds had decreased by 25 mi/hr, so it was down graded to a category 3 hurricane. Determine the possible sustained wind speeds of the hurricane at its peak.
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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if it's a category 3, then it's sustained wind speed are between 111 and 130 inclusive.

111 + 25 = 136
130 + 25 = 155

it's sustained wind speeds before it was downgraded were between 136 and 155 inclusive.

that make it a category 4 before it was downgraded because 136 >= 131 and 155 <= 155.