The maximum weight allowed per car on The Wildcat carnival ride is 221 pounds. Your friend weight 60 pounds. To be able to ride in a car together, how much can you weigh? Write and solve an inequality.

Answer 1

Let x be the weight you can add to your friend's weight to stay under the maximum weight allowed:

60 + x ≤ 221

Subtracting 60 from both sides:

x ≤ 161

Therefore, you can weigh at most 161 pounds to ride in a car with your 60-pound friend on The Wildcat carnival ride.