Question 175711
 woodshop class, you must cut a piece of wood within 3/16 inch of the teacher's specification of 5 1/8 inches. Write an absolute value inequality that describes the acceptable lengths for this piece of wood. Solve the inequality.
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|x - 5 1/8| <= 3/16

|x - (41/8)| <= 3/16

-3/16 <= x - (41/8) <= 3/16

-3/16 + 41/8 <= x <= 3/16 +41/8

-3/16 + 82/16 <= x <= 3/16 + 82/16

79/16 <= x <= 85/16

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Cheers,
Stan H.