greatwhiteshark
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The height of a horse is measured in a vertical line from the ground to the withers (at the base of the neck). Horses are measured in "hands" where one hand = 4 inches. If a horse is more than an exact number of hands high (hh), the extra inches are given after a decimal point, e.g. 14 hands 2 inches is written as 14.2 hh. Normal riding horses are between 14.3 hh and 17 hh, inclusive. Horses shorter than 14.3 hands are called ponies and horses over 17 hh are often called draft, or work, horses.
a) Write an inequality statement to represent the heights of normal riding
horses in inches.
b) Write an inequality statement stating the heights, in inches, of equines
(horses) that do not fit the normal riding horse height specifications.
a) Write an inequality statement to represent the heights of normal riding
horses in inches.
b) Write an inequality statement stating the heights, in inches, of equines
(horses) that do not fit the normal riding horse height specifications.
