Question

An airplane is currently at an altitude of 3,500 meters,and it is gaining altitude at a rate of 230 meters per minute. it needs to reach an altitude of at least 6,400 meters in t minutes in order to cross a an mountain range safely.

OBJECTIVE: Write an Inequality to represent this situation.

Answer 1

6400 meters_>3500 + 230t
It's greater than or equal to because the minimum is 6400 so the altitude can be higher and the pilot is gaining 230 meters per minute which is 230t and he started at 3500