Write the following as an inequality 6 is greater than or equal to x and -2 is less than or equal to x

  -2 ≤ x ≤ 6

Step-by-step explanation:

The first is ...

  6 ≥ x

and it can also be written as ...

  x ≤ 6

The second is

  -2 ≤ x

The two inequalities can be combined into one compound inequality:

  -2 ≤ x ≤ 6

Comment on this answer

I prefer the answer in this form because it puts the parts of the expression in the same order that they appear on a number line. It can also be written as ...

  6 ≥ x ≥ -2

1 number

if we use a graphing calculator, there is only one such number that satisfies the conclusion of the mean value theorem, that is, a number such that

where the right-hand side is the average rate of change of f on the interval [0.5,0.75], which is the slope of the secant line.

in the attached graph, the black line is the secant line which has its slope as the average rate of change of f on [0.5,0.75], while the orange line is the only tangent line to the graph of f in the interval that satisfies the mvt conclusion.

total of apples - take away four

6-4 = 2

answer is 2 apples