If the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2)

in a workplace is greater than 1,000 parts per million (ppm), it can cause drowsiness and complaints of stale air. Write an inequality to show the amount of (c)
in parts per million that would cause drowsiness and complaints of stale air.

Note: you will find the option to add a <
, >
, ≤
, or ≥
symbol in the Comparison (<)
keyboard.

(1 point)
c
1,000 ppm

1 answer

To represent the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the workplace that can cause drowsiness and complaints of stale air, you can write the inequality as:

\[ c > 1000 \]

This means that the amount of CO2 (c) in parts per million must be greater than 1,000 ppm to cause the specified effects.