Question

A landscaping company sells 40-pound bags of top soil. The actual weight x of a bag, however, may differ from the advertised weight by as much as 0.75 pound. Write an inequality involving absolute value that expresses the relationship between the actual weight x of a bag and 40 pounds. Solve the inequality, and express the answer in interval form.

Answer 1

|x - 40| < 0.75

or

39.25 < x < 40.75

Answer 2

Thank you.. I wasn't for sure if I had to add x+40 or -, but I see now.