A manufacturer is cutting plastic sheets to make rectangles that are 11.125 inches by 7.625 inches. Each rectangle’s length and width must be within 0.005 inches.

Question

A. Plot the acceptable range of lengths on the number line that follows:


B. Write an inequality to represent the solution set on your number line.

C. Plot the acceptable range of widths on the number line that follows:

Answer 1

A manufacturer is cutting plastic sheets to make rectangles that are 11.125 in. by 7.625in. Each rectangle’s length and width must be within 0.005 in. of the desired size. Write and solve inequalities to find the acceptable range for the length l and for the width w.