Question

Shawn wants to use an elevator to carry identical packages having the same weight. Each package weighs 5 pounds and Shawn weighs 100 pounds. If the elevator can carry a maximum of 340 pounds at a time, which inequality shows the maximum number of packages, n, that Shawn can carry with himself in the elevator if he is the only passenger?

n ≥ 48
n ≤ 235
n ≤ 48
n ≥ 235
@Princer_Jones

Answer 1

n ≤ 48

Answer 2

Here is the solution
Let the maximum number of packages be n
Then total weight of packages=5npounds ,by question
His weight =100pounds
since the elevator can carry maximum of 340pounds
we have
5n+100<=340
this implies 5n<=240
this implies n<=48

Answer 3

@geny55

Answer 4

oh i get it :) thx! can you help me with more?

Answer 5

sure.:)

Answer 6

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