SOLUTION: If the speed limit on a city street is 35 kilometers per hour. How do I write an inequality to describe a car's possible speed?

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Question 1145090: If the speed limit on a city street is 35 kilometers per hour. How do I write an inequality to describe a car's possible speed?
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a car's possible speed <= 35 kilometers per hour.


Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the speed limit on a city street is 35 kilometers per hour. How do I write an inequality to describe a car's possible speed?
A car's possible speed once it's moving, can definitely be greater than the posted speed limit, so it's a possibility that it can be greater than 35 km/h.

Now, if its speed is WITHIN the posted limit, and it's not at a standstill, with S being its speed, we get a possible speed of: