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.

Sarah decides to take an item that weighs
2
pounds out of her bag and now the bag weight fits the requirements to bring on the plane.



Which inequality represents the new weight of the bag where
s
is the original weight of the bag?



A.
s
−
2
<
25

B.
s
−
2
>
25

C.
s
−
2
≤
25

D.
s
−
2
≥
25

Answer 1

We need the bag's new weight after removing 2 pounds to be at most 25 pounds. The new weight is s − 2, so:

s − 2 ≤ 25

Answer: C