Question

Melinda rents paddle boats down at the pier. She uses 5.5 feet of nylon rope to tie off each boat. She started with 80 feet of rope. After securing all the boats, she was left with more than 3 feet of rope. How many boats did Melinda tie off?
A.
at most 16
B.
at most 26
C.
less than 14
D.
more than 16

Answer 1

Well, we gotta take into account, well duh, the ammount of rope

Answer 2

and then look at all these questions

Answer 3

use 5.5 times any of the answer choices

Answer 4

and if its more than three, but the maximum ammount, thats your answer. let me give an example

Answer 5

so 5.5 times 16 is one of the answer choices

Answer 6

so you solve that

Answer 7

the answer is 88

Answer 8

but we only have 80 feet of rope

Answer 9

which means that cant be the answer

Answer 10

do this with the rest of them, and make sure there is more than 3 feet of rope left. also take the wording of the problem into account

Answer 11

and you should have your answer!

Answer 12

good luck :)