Can anyone please help me with this question?
Captain Jim is going to load his pirate ship with barrels. He has room for 12 barrels. He has allotted for 103 pounds of barrels on his ship. He can choose from 8-pound barrels (the variable a) or 11-pound barrels (the variable b). Which equations would be a constraint to Captain Jim maximizing his barrel load?

8a = 103 - 11b

8a = 103 + 11b

a - b = 12

a = 12 + b

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Can anyone please help me with this question?                              
Captain Jim is going to load his pirate ship with barrels. He has room for 12 barrels. He has allotted for 103 pounds of barrels on his ship. He can choose from 8-pound barrels (the variable a) or 11-pound barrels (the variable b). Which equations would be a constraint to Captain Jim maximizing his barrel load?

 8a = 103 - 11b

 8a = 103 + 11b

 a - b = 12

 a = 12 + b

dbzfan836 · Answer

the third one.. I think. @Luigi0210

dbzfan836 · Answer

@penton572

jdoe0001 · Answer

he can choose from 8 or 11 pound barrels

so 8a    will be the amount of pounds in the 8lb barrrels
    11b   will be the amount of pounds in the 11lb barrels

their sum must equal 103 lbs, since that's all he can fit in his ship

thus 8a + 11b = 103

anonymous · Answer

thank you both