Suppose the stock market loses the same amount, m, 4 days in a row. Which inequality shows how much the stock market could lose per day but not be lower than 376 points below its starting point?(1 point)

Question

A) −m4<−376

B) −4m>−376

C) −m4>−376

D) −4m<−376

Answer 1

We can start by setting up an equation to represent the total amount the stock market loses over the 4 days:

Total loss = 4m

To find the maximum amount the stock market could lose per day and still not be lower than 376 points below its starting point, we need to divide the total loss by the number of days:

Maximum daily loss = (4m)/4 = m

Now we can set up an inequality to represent the given condition:

m > -376

This means that the maximum daily loss (m) must be greater than negative 376 in order for the stock market to not be lower than 376 points below its starting point.

Therefore, the correct answer is C) −m4>−376.