Question

The average weight of a container of edible oilseed packed at a farm is 15.0 kg. A container is not shipped if its weight deviates from the average by more than 0.5 kg.
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Which equation gives the least and the greatest acceptable weights?















A)

|(w - 0.5)| = 15






B)

|(w + 0.5)| = 15






C)

|(w + 15)| = 0.5






D)

|(w - 15)| = 0.5