A county has the following rule for voting:

"Citizens under the age of 18 are not allowed to vote."

Part A: Write an inequality to show the age of citizens who are allowed to vote.

Question

A county has the following rule for voting:

"Citizens under the age of 18 are not allowed to vote."

Part A: Write an inequality to show the age of citizens who are allowed to vote.

texaschic101 · Answer

not allowed to vote..
x < 18......x representing voters that are not allowed to vote

anonymous · Answer

txs! @texaschic101

texaschic101 · Answer

wait....I did that wrong

texaschic101 · Answer

you want the ones that are allowed to vote
x > 18......x being voters that are allowed to vote

texaschic101 · Answer

so basically you are saying you have to be 18 or greater to be allowed to vote

♪chibiterasu · Answer

Actually it would be

$$x \ge 18$$

Since those that 18 or older can vote, not just over 18.

♪chibiterasu · Answer

And x represents age, not the voters themselves.

texaschic101 · Answer

oops...your right 18 or over...got to have the equal sign in there