14 Select the correct answer.
An elevator at a department store must carry fewer than 17 people at a time. An elevator operator is present in the elevator at all times. If
x customers can travel in the elevator with the elevator operator, which inequality represents this situation?
ОА.
X+1 <17
ОВ.
x> 18
Oc.
x + 1< 16
OD. x< 17
OE.
x + 1 > 18
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answer is 67%

step-by-step explanation:

the answer is z7+8/5

part a: triangles gcb and epb

part b. sides cg and rp are parallel by definition of parallelogram.

angles cgb and e are congruent by being alternate interior angles of parallel lines cut by a transversal. angles gbc and ebp are congruent because they are vertical angles. by aa similarity, the triangles are similar.

part c. since the triangles are similar, the ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal.

calculation of be:

gb/be = cb/bp

(400 ft)/be = 300/200

(400 ft)/be = 3/2

3be = 2 * 400 ft

3be = 800 ft

be = 800/3 ft

calculation of pe:

gc/pe = cb/bp

(350 ft)/pe = 300/200

(350 ft)/pe = 3/2

3pe = 2 * 350 ft

3pe = 700 ft

pe = 700/3 ft