Question

Jerrica is packing a box that can hold at most 65 pounds. She starts by putting a container in the box that weighs 26 pounds. She plans to fill the rest of the box with books. Each book she places in the box weighs 1.3 pounds. Write an inequality for the number of books Jerrica can put in the box, and describe the solutions.(2 points) x+ ≤, where x is the number of books Jerrica can put in the box. Jerrica can put at most books in the box.

Answer 1

The inequality would be x*1.3 + 26 ≤ 65, where x is the number of books Jerrica can put in the box.

The solutions to this inequality would be any whole number value for x that satisfies the inequality. In other words, any number of books that, when multiplied by 1.3 and added to 26, gives a sum less than or equal to 65.