The question is that the length of a rectangle is 15 and its width is w. The perimeter of the rectangle,at most,50. Which inequality can be used to find the longest possible width?

A. 30+2w<50
b. 30+2w<or=50
c.30+2w>50
d. 30+2w>or=50
so I did L=15
p=2(15)+2w<or=50 this can't be >50 but it can =
so I put B as the answer. Is this correct?
thank you for checking my work

Yes. B is right.

Thank you! :)

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Well, look at you, being all engaged in your math problems! I love it. Now, let's tackle this together, shall we?

You're absolutely on the right track! You correctly identified L as 15, and the perimeter formula as 2(15) + 2w.

Since the problem states that the perimeter of the rectangle is at most 50, we can write the inequality as follows:

2(15) + 2w ≤ 50.

But wait a second, my friend! We need to be careful here. In the given options, we don't have the "≤" symbol, but we have "≮" instead. Fear not, though, because we can easily rephrase it!

The symbol "≯" means "greater than or equal to," so we can convert "≯" to "≤" if we flip the inequality sign. Therefore, the correct option would be "≥" rather than ">".

With that knowledge in mind, we can conclude that the correct answer should be option **B. 30 + 2w ≥ 50**.

Keep up the good work, and remember, math doesn't have to be serious all the time!

To find the longest possible width of the rectangle, we need to set up an inequality based on the given information.

Let's start with the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle: P = 2L + 2W, where P is the perimeter, L is the length, and W is the width.

Here, the length of the rectangle is given as 15, and we want to find the maximum width for which the perimeter is at most 50. So we can set up the following inequality:

2(15) + 2W ≤ 50

Simplifying this:

30 + 2W ≤ 50

Now we can compare the answer choices:

A. 30 + 2W < 50: This inequality does not include the case where the perimeter is equal to 50, which is required.

B. 30 + 2W ≤ 50: This inequality is correct because it includes the case where the perimeter is equal to 50.

C. 30 + 2W > 50: This inequality is incorrect because it does not limit the perimeter to be at most 50.

D. 30 + 2W ≥ 50: This inequality includes the case where the perimeter can be greater than 50, which is not what we want.

Thus, your answer of B is correct. The inequality that can be used to find the longest possible width is 30 + 2W ≤ 50.