Question

A school is building a rectangular stage for its chorus. The stage must have a width of 8 feet. The area of the stage must be more than 96 square feet. (The stage must hold all the singers.) Write an inequality that describes the possible lengths (in feet) of the stage. Use l for the length of the rectangular stage.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer: Length ≥ 6 feet

Explanation:

The area of a rectangle= length × width

In this case, the width is 4 feet and the area of the stage must be at most 24 square feet.

The inequality that describes the possible lengths (in feet) of the stage would be:

Length × Width ≥ 24

Length × 4 ≥ 24

Length ≥ 24/4

Length ≥ 6

Therefore, the length must be at most 6 feet.