Question

How many suitcases averaging 25 pounds apiece can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum of 1,750 pounds of storage? If s represents the number of suitcases, how would you write an inequality expressing this situation?(1 point)

1,750s≤25

1,750s≥25

25s≥1,750

25s≤1,750

Answer 1

Each suitcase weighs 25 lb, so total weight is 25s and it must be at most 1,750 lb. The inequality is

25s ≤ 1,750.

Thus s ≤ 1,750 ÷ 25 = 70, so at most 70 suitcases.