Ask Question
19 September, 20:53

A pharmacy claims that the average medication costs $32 but it could differ as much as $8. Write and solve an absolute value inequality to determine the range of medication costs at this pharmacy.

A) |x - 32| ≥ 8; The medication costs range from $24 to $40

B) |x - 32| ≥ 8; The medications cost less than $24 or greater than $40.

C) |x - 32| ≤ 8; The medication costs range from $24 to $40

D) |x - 32| ≤8; The medications cost less than $24 or greater than $40.

+4
Answers (2)
  1. 19 September, 21:18
    0
    So it should be 32+8 and 32-8

    x=cost

    as much as 8 dollars

    has to be less than or equal to 8

    C or D

    C is anser because if we put a number lets say 50, it would be false

    C
  2. 19 September, 21:21
    0
    So,

    We can tell that the most expensive medication costs $40 and the cheapest costs $24. Thus, only options A and C are left.

    To see which inequality is true, test a value, such as $30, in the equation in option C.

    |30 - 32| ≤ 8

    |-2| ≤ 8

    2 ≤ 8

    Option C is correct.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “A pharmacy claims that the average medication costs $32 but it could differ as much as $8. Write and solve an absolute value inequality to ...” in 📗 Mathematics if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers