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For a snowstorm in a certain town, the minimum rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour, and the maximum rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour. Which inequality is true for all values of , where represents a rate of snowfall, in inches per hour, recorded for this snowstorm?
For a snowstorm in a certain town, the minimum rate of snowfall recorded was 0.6 inches
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Inequalities in One or Two Variables — Compound inequalities. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice D is correct. It's given that for a snowstorm in a certain town, the minimum rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour, the maximum rate of snowfall recorded was inches per hour, and represents a rate of snowfall, in inches per hour, recorded for this snowstorm. It follows that the inequality is true for all values of .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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