A company did a quality check on all the packs of roasted almonds it manufactured. Each pack of roasted almonds is targeted to weigh 21.25 oz. A pack must weigh within 0.24 oz of the target weight to be accepted. What is the range of rejected masses, x, for the manufactured roasted almonds?

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dancergirl45 · Answer

@Lewisking50  @FUtue please help

dancergirl45 · Answer

Hi!!

anonymous · Answer

yo

dancergirl45 · Answer

Do you have any idea? Because I am stuck lol

baru · Answer

the 0.24 mentioned is the 'tolerance'
as in in order to be accepted, the mass has to be less than 21.25+0.24 and greater than 21.25-0.24

dancergirl45 · Answer

Yes so  x<21.25 or x>21.49 because x-0.24+21.25>0

baru · Answer

close..
for the packet to be rejected
x>21.49 (as you say) OR x<21.01

dancergirl45 · Answer

Thank you so much!