How many suitcases averaging 25 pounds apiece can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum of 1,750 pounds of storage? How would you write an inequality expressing this situation? Let s represent the weight of one suitcase. Do not solve the inequality.

Question

? s ≤ ?

Answer 1

Let x represent the number of suitcases that can be loaded onto the plane.

Since each suitcase weighs an average of 25 pounds, the total weight of x suitcases can be expressed as 25x pounds.

The total weight capacity of the plane is 1,750 pounds. Therefore, the inequality representing this situation is:

25x ≤ 1750