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The length of a rectangle is inches and the width is inches. The perimeter is at most inches. Which inequality represents this situation?
The length of a rectangle is 50 inches and the width is x inches. The perimeter
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Inequalities in One or Two Variables — Solving single-variable 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 A is correct. The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to the sum of times its length and times its width. It's given that the rectangle's length is inches and the width is inches. Therefore, the perimeter, in inches, is , or , which is equivalent to . It's given that the perimeter is at most inches; therefore, represents this situation.
Choice B is incorrect. This inequality represents a situation where the perimeter is at least, rather than at most, inches.
Choice C is incorrect. This inequality represents a situation where times the length, rather than the length, is inches.
Choice D is incorrect. This inequality represents a situation where times the length, rather than the length, is inches, and the perimeter is at least, rather than at most, inches.
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