Question

Jordan takes a 400-mile round-trip flight to visit his parents. To qualify for Gold status at Awesome Airlines, one must fly at least 8800 and less than 20000 miles each year. How many times would Jordan need to visit his parents each year to attain Gold Status?

Answer 1

Jordan needs to fly at least 22 times and less than 50 times to attain Gold Status.

Explanation:

Let n be the number of flights Jordan needs to attain Gold status

`(8800)/(400)\leq n < (20000)/(400) \\22\leq n < 50`