Question

Leahs drives a truck for a soft drink company.Her truck is filled with 15 ounce cans and 70 ounce bottles. Let c be the number of 15 ounce cans the truck is carrying, and let b be the number of 70 ounce bottles.
The truck must be carrying less than 7000 pounds (112,000 ounces) Using the values and variables given, write an inequality describing this.

Answer 1

Since c is the number of 15 ounce cans, 15c would be the total number of ounces in the cans.

Answer 2

Similarly, 70b s the total umber of ounces in the bottles.

Answer 3

Making sense so far?

Answer 4

Yes :)

Answer 5

So, the total number of ounces on the truck would be 15c + 70b.any ideas bot how toy write the inequality now?

Answer 6

Would it be 15c+70b<7000?

Answer 7

So close. 7000 is the max lbs. But 15c + 70b is the total ounces.

Answer 8

Hmm...O.O 15c+70b (less then/equal to) 7000?

Answer 9

No, it wold be < 112,000 since that is the max number of ounces.

Answer 10

so the equation is 15c+70b<112,000?

Answer 11

Yup. :)

Answer 12

Thanks :) you've really helped me!

Answer 13

Glad to help :)