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

Answer 1

Let x be the amount the stock market gains in a day.

Since the stock market gains the same amount m for 4 days in a row, the total gain over the 4 days is 4m.

Therefore, the total gain after 4 days is the starting point + total gain over 4 days:
Starting point + 4m

Since the total gain after 4 days must be less than 376 points above the starting point, we can write the inequality:
Starting point + 4m < Starting point + 376

Simplifying the inequality:
4m < 376

Therefore, the inequality that shows how much the stock market could gain in a day but must be less than 376 points above its starting point is:
4m < 376