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A furniture maker uses the specification 19.88 ≤ w ≤ 20.12 for the width w in inches of a desk drawer. Write the specification as an absolute value inequality. A. |w-0.24| ≤ 20.12 B. |w-20|≤0.12 C. |w-20|≤0.24 D. |w-0.12|≤20 I chose D but the correct answer is B, why?

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