Marissa notices that the top of the net is 20 inches higher than the tallest player on the team. The net is less than 90 inches high. She says that the inequality 20 + h < 90, where h is the height of the tallest player, shows this relationship. Is this correct? Explain why or why not.

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Mathematics

Kassandra Long

25 August, 00:50

Marissa notices that the top of the net is 20 inches higher than the tallest player on the team. The net is less than 90 inches high. She says that the inequality 20 + h < 90, where h is the height of the tallest player, shows this relationship. Is this correct? Explain why or why not.

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Genevieve Ho · Answer 1

No, the inequality uses less than or equal to, but it should be less than. The relationship could be written as h + 20 < 90. This says that the tallest player’s height plus 20 inches is less than 90 inches.

Selah · Answer 2

This is correct. The height of the tallest player plus the 20 more inches of the net is less than 90 inches, making this equation true.