SOLUTION: The rules for an essay contest say that entries can have 500 words with an absolute deviation of at most 30 words. Write and solve an absolute value inequality that represents the

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Question 999172: The rules for an essay contest say that entries can have 500 words with an absolute deviation of at most 30 words. Write and solve an absolute value inequality that represents the acceptable numbers of words.

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call W the acceptable range of words.
500-30 <= W <= 500+30
470 <= W <= 530