SOLUTION: The packing material for a particular computer needs to be within 0.5 mm of the desired thickness, which is 27.5 mm. Which equation represents the limits of the width of the packin

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Question 986217: The packing material for a particular computer needs to be within 0.5 mm of the desired thickness, which is 27.5 mm. Which equation represents the limits of the width of the packing material?
A. |w+27.5| = 0.5
B. |w - 0.5| = 27.5
C. |w + 0.5| = 27.5
D. |w - 27.5| = 0.5
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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width limits = 27 mm, 28mm

The equation with those as solutions is D.

Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
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Equation D).

The answer is: option D).