On vacation, Li's family will be visiting an amusement park. Riders must be at least 48 inches tall to go on the roller coaster. Li's little brother is 3 feet 6 inches tall. Which inequality can be used to find how many inches he must grow to be able to ride the roller coaster? (12 in. = 1 ft)

A) 48 Greater-than-or-equal-to h - 42

B) 48 Less-than-or-equal-to h - 42

C) 48 Greater-than-or-equal-to h + 42

D) 48 Less-than-or-equal-to h + 42

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Jane Neal

Mathematics

12 October, 22:52

On vacation, Li's family will be visiting an amusement park. Riders must be at least 48 inches tall to go on the roller coaster. Li's little brother is 3 feet 6 inches tall. Which inequality can be used to find how many inches he must grow to be able to ride the roller coaster? (12 in. = 1 ft)

A) 48 Greater-than-or-equal-to h - 42

B) 48 Less-than-or-equal-to h - 42

C) 48 Greater-than-or-equal-to h + 42

D) 48 Less-than-or-equal-to h + 42

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Jaylan Orozco · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Minimum height to ride roller coaster is 48 inches

Litlle brother's height is 3 feet 6 inches = 3 x 12 inches + 6inches (1 foot = 12 inches)

- 36 + 6 inches = 42 inches

Little brother needs to grow 48 - 42 inches = 6 inches

Leonard · Answer 2

Answer:the answer is D 48 Less-than-or-equal-to h + 42