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4 Practice: Modeling: Solving Inequalities Practice

Algebra II Sem 1 Name: Lyriq Wooten

Points Possible:20
Date: June 20, 2022

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Difference of 10

Erik and Nita are playing a game with numbers. In the game, they each think of a random

number from 0 to 20. If the difference between their two numbers is less than 10, then Erik wins.

If the difference between their two numbers is greater than 10, then Nita wins. Use the

information in the interactive and what you know about absolute value inequalities to better

understand the game.

Your Player

1. Choose your player, and record the number chosen by the other player. (2 points: 1 point for

each answer)

a. Which player did you select?

I chose Erik.

b. What number did the other player pick?

They chose the number 7.

Modeling Ways to Win

2. Should you use an equation or an inequality to represent the ways your player can win? Why?

(2 points: 1 point for an answer, 1 point for an explanation)

An inequality, because we are using “less than” and “greater than” in the problem. “If the

difference between the two numbers is less than 10, then Erik wins. If the difference is greater

than 10, then Nita wins.”

3. Imagine that Erik chose a 4 and Nita chose a 12. Would the winner be different if Nita chose

the 4 and Erik chose the 12? (2 points: 1 point for an answer, 1 point for an explanation)

No, Erik still wins.

|4-12|<10

|8|<10

8 is less than 10, so Erik wins.

4. Is it appropriate to use an absolute value inequality to represent how a player wins this game?

Why? (2 points: 1 point for an answer, 1 point for an explanation)

Yes it is appropriate, because you need absolute value to show the difference between the
numbers that Erik and Nita choose.
5. If your player is Erik, write an inequality that shows all of the ways that Erik will win if Nita

chooses 7. If your player is Nita, write an inequality that shows all of the ways that Nita will win

if Erik chooses 17.

Be sure to define your variable. (3 points: 1 point for defining the variable, 2 points for the

correct inequality)

x=Erik’s number

7=Nita’s number

|x-7|<10

6. In order to graph your solutions, solve for the variable. Be sure to show your work. (2 points)
|x-7|>10

x-7>10 or x-7<-10

x-7>10 --------> x-7+7>10+7 ----------> x>17

x-7<-10 --------> x-7+7>-10+7 ----------> x<-3

7. Sketch a graph of your solutions. (2 points: 1 point for endpoints, 1 point for the correct

region)
Forming a Strategy and a New Rule

8. What is the range of numbers that will win the game for your player?

If your player is Erik, assume that Nita chooses 7.

If your player is Nita, assume that Erik chooses 17.

(Hint: Remember that Erik and Nita can choose only numbers from 0 to 20, inclusive.) (2 points)

|x-7|<10 -------> -10<x-7<10 -------> -10+7<x-7+7<10+7 -------> -3<x<17 ------->

{0<x<20 ------->0<x<16

{-3<x<17 ------->0<x<16

The range of numbers that will win the game for Erik is 0 through 16.
9. Graph all the possible numbers that either player could pick. Compare this graph with your

answer in question 8.

If your player is Erik, and Nita chooses 7, does Erik have a good chance of winning?

If your player is Nita, and Erik chooses 17, does Nita have a good chance of winning?

Explain your answer. (3 points: 1 point for the correct graph, 2 points for the explanation)

Erik does have a good chance of winning, because 7 is one of the numbers in the range that
would allow Erik to win the game.