Since she was slower than Patti but faster than Phan, the compound inequality that models her time t is:
[tex]7.1 < t < 7.7[/tex]
- An inequality is said to be compounded if it includes two terms, for example:
[tex]a < x < b[/tex]
- Which has the following interpretation: x is more than a and x is less than b.
In this problem:
- Shannon is slower than Patti, hence her time is greater than 7.1.
- She is also faster than Phan, hence her time is less than 7.7.
Then, the inequality is:
[tex]7.1 < t < 7.7[/tex]
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