SOLUTION: An investment group is renovating a commercial building and will rent offices to small businesses. The formula R=​2(s+70​) can be used to determine the monthly rent for

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Question 1058135: An investment group is renovating a commercial building and will rent offices to small businesses. The formula R=​2(s+70​) can be used to determine the monthly rent for an office with s square feet. All utilities are included in the monthly payment. For what square footage will the rent be less than ​$2800​?
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Write the inequality:
2(s + 70) < 2800

Divide both sides by 2 to get:

s + 70 < 1400

Subtract 70 from both sides to get:

s < 1400 - 70

s < 1330

Solution: The rent will be less than $2800 if the square footage is less than 1330.