Question

A caterer expects a minimum of 160 but no more than 192 people at a wedding. One fruit tray serves 16 people. The compound inequality represents x, the number of fruit trays the caterer should bring to the wedding.

160 ≤ 16x≤ 192

Which is a possible number of fruit trays the caterer might bring to the wedding?

8
10
14
16

Answer 1

Divide all parts by 16: 160 ÷ 16 = 10 and 192 ÷ 16 = 12, so 10 ≤ x ≤ 12.
From the choices, 10 is a possible number of trays.