Question

An elevator has a weight limit of 2000 pounds.the weight in pounds of twelve people on the elevator is 1,795. A thirteenth person wants to get on the elevator.write and solve an inequality that represents the weight w that person can be without exceeding the elevators weight limit.

Answer 1

@hero

Answer 2

@AravindG

Answer 3

@Hero

Answer 4

@nicole.math

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@NERD85176

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@AccessDenied

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@AravindG

Answer 8

Ok well fist you know what a ineqality is right? :))

Answer 9

yes
at least i think so

Answer 10

Ok... whats your understanding of it??

Answer 11

oh an inequality is the greater and less signs or greater than or equal and less than and equal to

Answer 12

Yup! Ok so..... do you have a guess?? :))

Answer 13

are you there

Answer 14

Yup do you have a guess?

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sorry my connection was lost @NERD85176

Answer 16

Its ok well lets start by finding out the greatest his or her weight can be......

Answer 17

ok

Answer 18

so subtract the weight on the elevator from the greatest possible weight :))

Answer 19

205

Answer 20

Good! So now take that number and set it in a inequality with 2000, post your answer please

Answer 21

200 <2000

Answer 22

Well if his weight is LESS THAN OR EQUAL TWO 205 then he can be in the elevator..... but if his weight is GREATER THAN 205 he can not....

Answer 23

So what about the variable w

Answer 24

... U there

Answer 25

Sorry im back my computer is being real slow...... and if the elevator has 2000 pounds it is still working...

Answer 26

Yes

Answer 27

Sooooo........ what do you think the answer is.....

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W>205

Answer 29

Last time you put 200??

Answer 30

I meant to put 205

Answer 31

Ok you scared me lol...... but good job!

Answer 32

So the answer is w is greater than 205

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@NERD85176 .....

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@mathmale

Answer 35

So you're going to add a 13th person to the dozen already in the elevator? Life gets more and more crowded!

The maximum load that the elevator can take (manage) is 2000 lb.

The total weight of the 12 people already in the elevator is 1,795 lb.

The unknown weight of the 13th person is x.

Please write an inequality involving these 3 quantities. Use the \[\le\]

Answer 36

symbol to indicate "less than or equal to."

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x less than and equal to 205

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@mathmale

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Yes. You could say: "The elevator could accommodate a 13th person, provided that that person weighs no more than 205 lb."

What I was asking y ou to do was to write an inequality using the 3 different quantities I mentioned before.

That inequality is\[1795 + x \le 2000\]

Answer 40

Nevertheless, you have solved this inequality correctly.

Answer 41

thank you so much this is why im a fan @mathmale