Question

HELP!
and please explain how you got your answer, im doing this to study.

A pharmacy claims that the average medication costs $32 but it could differ as much as $8. Write and solve an absolute value inequality to determine the range of medication costs at this pharmacy.

A) |x − 32| ≥ 8; The medication costs range from $24 to $40
B) |x − 32| ≥ 8; The medications cost less than $24 or greater than $40.
c) |x − 32| ≤ 8; The medication costs range from $24 to $40
D) |x − 32| ≤8; The medications cost less than $24 or greater than $40.

Answer 1

@agent0smith

Answer 2

A pharmacy claims that the average medication costs $32 but it could differ as much as $8.

ie it could be between $32 - $8 and $32 + $8

Answer 3

so then it is eather a or c?

Answer 4

Yep, and the difference must be less than or equal to 8.

Answer 5

thank you so much