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Question 613610: Could someone please help with this question? I am so lost!
Farmer Ray has an irrigation system on his farm. He opens the water pumps for periods of 10 minutes each. The amount of water he lets out every 10 minutes must be less than 5,000 gallons. If he uses the inequality 10X - 500 < 5,000 to determine the maximum number of gallons of water that flow out in a 10 minute period, what is X?
A. X < 500
B X < 550
C. X > 500
D. X > 5,000
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi, Re Your TY. Note typo...TY! The idea of the question was to solve the

Inequality for X. No hidden agenda.

10X - 500 < 5,000 

determines the maximum number of gallons of water that flow out in a 10 minute period, what is X?

Solving the Inequality for X

10X - 500 < 5,000 

   10X < highlight%285500%29

     X < 550,  Maximum Gallons of water that flow out in a 10 minute period