Question

A scuba diver wants to dive deeper than 2 1/2 times her previous dive. That means she has to dive at least 70 feet below the surface of the water. This dive is represented by the inequality 2 1/2p < −70, where p is the end location of her previous dive relative to the surface of the water.

Select from the drop-down to correctly interpret the solution of this inequality.

The scuba diver's previous dive was...
A. at most 28
B. deeper than 28
C. less than 28 feet

Answer 1

I got "deeper than 28"

Explanation:

took the test

Answer 2

C. less than 28 feet

Explanation:

First ill write 2 1/2 in the form of 5/2

5/2 p < - 70

p < -70 x 2/5

p<-28

The previous dive was less than 28 feet