SOLUTION: Use an inequality and the five-step process to solve the problem. Show all steps necessary to arrive at your solution. One side of a rectangle is 12 inches and the other side is

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Question 331906: Use an inequality and the five-step process to solve the problem. Show all steps necessary to arrive at your solution.
One side of a rectangle is 12 inches and the other side is x inches. What values of x will make the perimeter at most 44? Use P = 2L + 2W.

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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one side =x
other side = 12
P=2x+2*12
p=2x+24
..
2x+24<44
2(x+12)<44
divide by 2
2(x+12) /2 <44/2
x+12<22
add -12
x+12-12<22-12
x<10