Question

The temperature of an enclosure for a pet snake should be about 27°C, give or take 3°C. (show your work)
a) What absolute value expression can be used to represent this situation?
b) Use the expression to determine the temperature range the enclosure should have.

Answer 1

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1433640614

Answer 2

I need help for part b though.

Answer 3

Evidently you do not understand the concept of a range.

Your temperature is somewhere in 27±3

24 = 27-3 and 30 is 27+3

So, clearly the range is 24-30

Answer 4

Thanks so much for your help.