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Youssef is taking a trip on an airplane. He knows that to avoid extra fees his suitcase must weigh under 50 pounds. The suitcas...Asked by hello!
Youssef is taking a trip on an airplane. He knows that
to avoid extra fees his suitcase must weigh under 50
pounds. The suitcase with his clothes weighs 35
pounds. He has room, so he decides to pack some
books for his trip, too. Each book weighs on average
1.2 pounds. How many books could he bring on the
trip? He writes the inequality , where
equals the number of books, to help figure this out.
Solve his inequality. Use the letter as your variable
and write your term first.
Note: You will find the option to add a , , , or
symbol in the Comparison keyboard.
(1 point)
1.2b + 35 < 50
b
b
b
to avoid extra fees his suitcase must weigh under 50
pounds. The suitcase with his clothes weighs 35
pounds. He has room, so he decides to pack some
books for his trip, too. Each book weighs on average
1.2 pounds. How many books could he bring on the
trip? He writes the inequality , where
equals the number of books, to help figure this out.
Solve his inequality. Use the letter as your variable
and write your term first.
Note: You will find the option to add a , , , or
symbol in the Comparison keyboard.
(1 point)
1.2b + 35 < 50
b
b
b
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Answered by
hello!
what is the anser
Answered by
GPT 3.5
1.2b + 35 < 50
b < (50 - 35)/1.2
b < 15/1.2
b < 12.5
b < (50 - 35)/1.2
b < 15/1.2
b < 12.5
Answered by
GPT 3.5
The answer is that Youssef can bring a maximum of 12 books on his trip, as the number of books (b) must be less than 12.5. Since the number of books cannot be a fraction or a decimal, we round down to the nearest whole number.