Solve the problem.A landscaping company sells 40-pound bags of top soil. The actual weight x of a bag, however, may differ from the advertised weight by as much as 0.75 pound. Write an inequality involving absolute value that expresses the relationship between the actual weight x of a bag and 40 pounds. Over what range may the weight of a 40-pound bag of to soil vary?
What will be an ideal response?
|x - 40| ? 0.75; 39.25 ? x ? 40.75
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A. The 1500 women polled B. The percentage of women in the sample who feel that women are under represented in management positions in their company. C. The number of women polled. D. The percentage of American women working for large companies who feel that women are under represented in management positions in their company.
Solve the problem. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessaryFind the whole if the part is 14 and the percent is 75.
A. 535.7 B. 18.7 C. 9.4 D. 1.9
Given matrix A, find the indicated minor.Find M12.A = 
A. -6 B. 35 C. 21 D. -21
In a right triangle, find the length of the side not given. Let c represent the length of the hypotenuse. Give an answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.a = 7 in., b = 24 in.
A. c = 31 in. B. c = 25 in. C. c = 27 in. D. c = 625 in.