a Which symbol should be used in an inequality to describe the relationship between the weight that the winner bench-pressed and any other competitor?
B
b Graph the inequality and see if the solution set contains 379.
A
a w≤377
B
b No, see solution.
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a We are given that the winner of a weight-lifting competition bench-pressed 400 pounds. Let w be the weight the other competitors bench-pressed. If w was at least 23 pounds less than the winner's weight, then we know that the difference between weights is greater than or equal to 23.