To protect the crab population, lawmakers prevent crabbers from fishing crabs that are too small. State law requires that crabbers throw back any male crab that does not meet a minimum length of 5 inches. Male crabs that are a minimum of 5 inches in length can be hauled in.

a. Let c represent the size of a crab that must be thrown back under the law.
b. Explain how you know you chose the right inequality symbol for the inequality you wrote in part a.
c. Use full sentences to explain what the graph of the inequality in part a looks like. Be sure to include the direction of the arrow.

Question

To protect the crab population, lawmakers prevent crabbers from fishing crabs that are too small. State law requires that crabbers throw back any male crab that does not meet a minimum length of 5 inches. Male crabs that are a minimum of 5 inches in length can be hauled in.

a. Let c represent the size of a crab that must be thrown back under the law.
b. Explain how you know you chose the right inequality symbol for the inequality you wrote in part a.
c. Use full sentences to explain what the graph of the inequality in part a looks like. Be sure to include the direction of the arrow.

anonymous · Answer

I will medal and fan anyone who answers correctly! :) xx

bibby · Answer

If the crabs have to a minimum of inches, that means they're greater than 5

If you're throwing in anything <5 inches, c<5 is the inequality

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! Would it be < with a line under it or not? xx @bibby

bibby · Answer

I don't think so. Once the crab reaches 5 inches, you can keep it

anonymous · Answer

Ah, alright. Thank you so much again xx @bibby

bibby · Answer

xoxo