how many suitcases averaging 25 pounds a peice can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum of 1750 pounds if s represemts the number of suitcases how would you write an innequality expressing this situation.

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Let s represent the number of suitcases. The total weight of the suitcases can be calculated as 25s.

Since the maximum weight the plane can hold is 1750 pounds, the inequality expressing this situation would be:
25s ≤ 1750