Question

All carry-on bags for a certain airline can have a maximum weight of
25
pounds. Each person is only allowed
1
carry-on bag.

The airline allows pets to be brought on board in a pet carrier, but the total weight of the pet and pet carrier must be at most
20
pounds.

While packing, Jordan weighed his bag. The inequality
a
+
14
≤
25
represents the weight, in pounds, of additional items Jordan can add to his bag and still meet the airline requirements.



Which value for
a
makes the inequality
a
+
14
≤
25
TRUE?



A.
9

B.
14

C.
16

D.
25

Answer 1

Solve a + 14 ≤ 25. Subtract 14: a ≤ 11. Of the choices, only 9 satisfies that.

Answer: A. 9