Question

The net weight on a box of cereal say 14.5 ounces. However, the factory considers any box within 0.25 ounces acceptable to sell
Part 1:
Identify the inequality that represents the scenario described above

Answer 1

Let w = the net weight (ounces). The acceptable weights satisfy
|w − 14.5| ≤ 0.25,
which is equivalent to
14.25 ≤ w ≤ 14.75.