What number is halfway between 8.270 and 8.280 ?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Acompany charges $0.10 for each letter engraved. bobby plans to spend no more than $5.00 on the engraving on a jewelry box. write and solve an inequality to find the maximum number of letters he can have engraved.

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?