Let x represent the width of the postage stamp.
The area of the postage stamp can be calculated by multiplying the height and the width: Area = height * width
Given that the height is 1 1/2 inches or 3/2 inches, and the area must be no greater than 1 1/8 square inches or 9/8 square inches, we can set up the following inequality:
(3/2) * x ≤ 9/8
To solve for x:
3x/2 ≤ 9/8
3x ≤ 18/8
3x ≤ 9/4
x ≤ 3/4
Therefore, the width of the postage stamp must be no greater than 3/4 inches for the area to be no greater than 1 1/8 square inches.
A postage stamp is being designed with a height of 1 1/2 inches the area must be no greater than 1 1/8 in what is the solution to an inequality
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