Suppose the stock market gains the same amount, m, 4 days in a row. Which inequality shows how much the stock market could gain per day but must be less than 376 points above its starting point?(1 point)

Question

Responses

A: 4m>376

B:m4>376

C:m4<376

D:4m<376

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to set up an inequality that represents the given scenario.

Let's let x be the starting point of the stock market.

Then, after four days of gaining m points each day, the ending point is x + 4m.

We want to find the value of m that satisfies the condition that the ending point must be less than 376 points above the starting point. This can be represented as:

x + 4m < x + 376

Simplifying this inequality, we can cancel out the x terms on both sides, leaving:

4m < 376

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

m < 94

Therefore, the inequality that shows how much the stock market could gain per day but must be less than 376 points above its starting point is:

4m < 376

or

m < 94

The answer is D.