How many suitcases averaging 25 pounds a piece can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum for 1,750 pounds of storage if s represents the number of suitcase how would you write inequalities expressing this situation

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How many suitcases averaging 25 pounds a piece  can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum for 1,750 pounds of storage if s represents the number of  suitcase how would you write inequalities expressing this situation

1,750 is greater than 25

25 is greater than or equal to 1,750

1,750 is less than or equal to 25

25 is less than 1,750

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The correct inequality would be:

25s ≤ 1750

This inequality states that the total weight of the suitcases (25 pounds each) multiplied by the number of suitcases (s) must be less than or equal to 1750 pounds, which is the maximum storage capacity of the plane.