For Parts (A) and (B), Write an Inequality to Represent $x > 2$

question 186

Multiple Choice

For parts (a) and (b) , write an inequality to represent the given statement.
-Let x represent the number of hours that Emily spends studying algebra, and let y represent the number of hours she spends studying history.
a. Emily will spend no more than 2 hr studying history.
b. The number of hours spent studying algebra cannot be negative.

• A) a. \(x > 2\);
• b. \(y \geq 0\)
• B) a. \(y \leq 2\);
• b. \(x \geq 0\)
• C) a. \(y < 2\);
• b. \(x \geq 0\)
• D) a. \(x \leq 2\);
• b. \(y \geq 0\)

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