Question
How many suitcases averaging 32 pounds apiece can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum of 2150 pounds of storage.
If s represents the number of suitcases how would you write an inequality expressing this situation
If s represents the number of suitcases how would you write an inequality expressing this situation
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let's assume that the number of suitcases that can be loaded onto the plane is represented by the variable s.
Each suitcase weighs an average of 32 pounds, so the total weight of s suitcases would be 32s.
The maximum weight that can be loaded onto the plane is 2150 pounds.
Therefore, the inequality representing this situation would be:
32s ≤ 2150
or
s ≤ 2150/32
s ≤ 67.1875
This means that a maximum of 67 suitcases can be loaded onto the plane, as you cannot have a fraction of a suitcase.
Each suitcase weighs an average of 32 pounds, so the total weight of s suitcases would be 32s.
The maximum weight that can be loaded onto the plane is 2150 pounds.
Therefore, the inequality representing this situation would be:
32s ≤ 2150
or
s ≤ 2150/32
s ≤ 67.1875
This means that a maximum of 67 suitcases can be loaded onto the plane, as you cannot have a fraction of a suitcase.