A construction elevator can carry at most 2,320 pounds. If the elevator operator weighs 195 pounds and each palette of roofing material weighs 425 pounds, what is the maximum number of palettes of roofing material that the elevator can carry in one trip?
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A construction elevator can carry at most 2,320 pounds. If the elevator operator weighs 195 pounds and each palette of roofing material weighs 425 pounds, what is the maximum number of palettes of roofing material that the elevator can carry in one trip?
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anonymous · Answer

You have to solve an inequality here.
Hint: The max. weight the elevator can carry must be greater than the sum of weights of all palettes (425 pounds x the no. of palettes) plus the operator's weight.

anonymous · Answer

so how would you set that up as an equation to solve