Write the Statement as an Absolute Value Inequality $x$

question 254

Multiple Choice

Write the statement as an absolute value inequality.
-A real estate development consists of home sites that range in width from 53 to 105 feet and in depth from 125 to 187 feet. Using $x$ as the variable in both cases, write absolute value inequalities that correspond to these ranges.

• A) \( |x-79| \leq 26,|x-156| \leq 31 \)
• B) \( |B-52| \leq 53,|x-62| \leq 125 \)
• C) \( |B-53| \leq 52,|x-125| \leq 62 \)
• D) \( |x-26| \leq 79,|x-31| \leq 156 \)

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