SOLUTION: ball bearings are used to connect moving parts and minimize friction. ball bearings for an automobile will work properly only if their diameter is within 0.01 inch, inclusive, of 5

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Question 452624: ball bearings are used to connect moving parts and minimize friction. ball bearings for an automobile will work properly only if their diameter is within 0.01 inch, inclusive, of 5 inches. write and solve an inequality to represent the range of acceptable diameters for these ball bearings
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ball bearings are used to connect moving parts and minimize friction. ball bearings for an automobile will work properly only if their diameter is within 0.01 inch, inclusive, of 5 inches. write and solve an inequality to represent the range of acceptable diameters for these ball bearings
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5-0.01 < diam < 5+0.01
4.99 < diam < 5.01
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OR
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|diam-5|< 0.01 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.