Ben is preparing a package to mail to his friend in switzerland. the parcel service he is using demands that his package be no greater than 55 cm on any side. if 1 inch is equivalent to 2.54 cm, what is the size limitation in inches? a. 139.70 in b. 134.75 in c. 22.45 in d. 21.65 in

option d. 21.65 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ben wants to mail to his friend in Switzerland.

The parcel service he is using demands that his package be no greater than 55 cm on any side.

As we know 2.54 cm = 1 inch

Therefore,       55 cm = 55 ÷ 2.54 = 21.6535 inches

The size limitation is 21.65 inches on any side.

Therefore, option d. 21.65 inches.

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

step-by-step explanation:

6mm^3 or .6cm^3

      216

      /   \

  36     6

  /   \     /

6     6   6

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