Question

A seesaw spinner designed for children aged 6–8 years old has 4 seats. The total weight limit for 4 riders is 170 pounds. Four children want to use the seesaw spinner. Three of the four children already weigh a total of 120 pounds. At most, how heavy can the fourth child weigh for the total weight to be within the limit? Write the missing operation and symbol so the inequality will represent the maximum weight of the fourth player. You will find the option to add inequality symbols in the Comparison (<)
keyboard.(1 point)
w

120
170

Answer 1

w + 120 ≤ 170

Subtract 120 from both sides: w ≤ 50. So the fourth child can weigh at most 50 pounds.