Question

The worlds heaviest flying bird I’d the great bustard. A male bustard can be up to 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds.
A)write inequalities to describe the ranges of lengths and weights of male bustards.
B)male bustards are usually about 4 times and heavy as females. Write and solve and inequality that describes the range of weights of female bustards.

Answer 1

@vocaloid

Answer 2

Help

Answer 3

@Hero

Answer 4

Hi there!
Welcome to Question Cove!
Do you have any ideas as to where you should start?

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

Alright let's start by defining our variables,
Let x be the length of the male bustard
Let y be the weight of the male bustard

Do you have ideas as to what "up to " may mean?
A. Less than
B. Greater than
^----Choose one

Answer 7

Any ideas? If not, let me know and I'll be glad to explain :)

Answer 8

@silvernight269

Answer 9

For future reference the phrase "up to" means less than. So less than 40 pounds. If you come back for help on this do feel free to tag me :-)