The total weight of the crates should not exceed the remaining weight capacity of the container. The remaining weight capacity is the greatest weight that can be loaded into the container minus the weight of the other shipments that have already been loaded. Therefore, the inequality would be:
80x ≤ 24500 - 6000
A shipping container will be used to transport several 80-kilogram crates across the country by rail. The greatest weight that can be loaded into the container is 24500 kilograms. Other shipments weighing 6000 kilograms have already been loaded into the container. Which inequality can be used to determine xx, the greatest number of 80-kilogram crates that can be loaded onto the shipping container?
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