Lorrie biked d miles in 2 hours. She traveled at an average speed of more than 8 miles per hour. To determine the distance she may have traveled, she uses the inequality 2d > 8. She then determines that she biked at most 4 miles. Analyze Lorrie’s inequality and solution.

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Answer:

[tex]\fbox{\begin{minipage}{14em}Lorrie's inequality is incorrect\end{minipage}}[/tex]

[tex]\fbox{\begin{minipage}{16em}The solution is: d is greater than 16\end{minipage}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Define the problem

Given:

Lorrie biked [tex]d[/tex] miles in time [tex]t = 2[/tex] hours.

Lorrie traveled at speed [tex]s[/tex] which is greater than [tex]8[/tex] (mile/hour).

Task:

Lorrie wants to determine the distance she may have traveled.

Key point:

The relation among the distance biked [tex]d[/tex], time [tex]t[/tex], and the speed [tex]s[/tex] is represented:

[tex]d = s[/tex] x [tex]t[/tex]

Step 2: Substitute given data into the main relation

with: [tex]s > 8[/tex] and [tex]t = 2[/tex]

=>     [tex]d = s[/tex] x [tex]t[/tex]

=>     [tex]d[/tex] > [tex]8[/tex] x [tex]2[/tex]

Simplify:

        [tex]d > 16[/tex]

Step 3: Verify Lorrie's inequality

Lorrie uses the inequality [tex]2d > 8[/tex] to conclude that she traveled a distance [tex]d[/tex] at most [tex]4[/tex] miles, or [tex]d < 4[/tex].

Considering the correct answer is at step 2, in which, [tex]d > 16[/tex].

=> Lorrie's conclusion is incorrect.

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Answer:

Lorrie should have used division in the inequality instead of multiplication. She would have determined that she biked more than 16 miles instead of at most 4 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

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