Compound Inequality: Acceptable Ages for US Air Force Academy

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Candidates for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy must be at least 17 years old and not yet 22 years old by July 1 of the year they enter. The acceptable ages can be expressed as the compound inequality 17 ≤ A < 22. This formulation accurately reflects the age requirements for applicants. The discussion emphasizes the importance of clarity in mathematical expressions. Overall, the compound inequality correctly captures the age criteria for potential candidates.
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A question on my homework reads "A candiate for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy must be at least 17 years old but not yet 22 years old on July 1 of the year of entering the academy. Write the acceptable ages as a compound inequality."

For an answer I got: {A:17 < (or = to) A < 22}. Is this right?
 
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GLprincess02 said:
A question on my homework reads "A candiate for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy must be at least 17 years old but not yet 22 years old on July 1 of the year of entering the academy. Write the acceptable ages as a compound inequality."

For an answer I got: {A:17 < (or = to) A < 22}. Is this right?

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