Belize is a small country in central america. the
southern portion of the country receives an average
of 200 inches of rain per year. the northern portion
of the country averages 30% of this total. what is
the average yearly rainfall in the northern part of
belize to the nearest inch?

a. 60
b. 20
c. 140
d. 40

60 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

30% of 200 inches = 200 inches * 30%

30% = 0.3

Substitute: 200 inches * 0.3

Multiply: 60 inches

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

step-by-step explanation: