SOLUTION: The daily production P in an automobile assembly plant is within 20 units of 500 units. Express the daily production as an absolute value inequality.
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Question 733697: The daily production P in an automobile assembly plant is within 20 units of 500 units. Express the daily production as an absolute value inequality. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The daily production P in an automobile assembly plant is within 20 units of 500 units. Express the daily production as an absolute value inequality.
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Find the midpoint: (500+20)/2 = 260
Find the distance from midpoint to endpoint: 500-260 = 140
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Express that distance as an absolute expression:
|x - 260| <= 140
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Cheers,
Stan H.