Question

The winner of a weight-lifting competition bench-pressed 400 pounds. All other competitors bench-pressed at least 23 pounds less. Write an inequality that represents the weights x (in pounds) that the other competitors bench-pressed.

Answer 1

`x \leq 377\ pounds`

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the weights (in pounds) that the other competitors bench-pressed

Since the other competitors bench-pressed at least 23 pounds less than 400 pounds

That means ---> The maximum weight that other competitors could bench press was (400-23)=377 pounds

therefore

The inequality for this problem should be

`x \leq 377\ pounds`