Understanding Inequalities

Medium Algebra Inequalities

Mark has an unknown amount of money represented by the variable x. He knows that he has at least $20, but his total money cannot exceed $50. We can represent this situation with the following inequality:

$$20 ext{ } \leq \text{ } x \text{ } \leq \text{ } 50$$.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the possible values of x?

$x$ can be any value less than 20

$x$ can be any value greater than 50

$x$ can be any value from 20 to 50, inclusive

$x$ can only be exactly 20 or 50

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