Question

a delivery person uses a service elevator to bring boxes of books up to an office. the delivery person weighs 160 lb and each box of books wwigh 50 lb. the naximum capacity of the elevator is 1000 lb. how many boxes can the delivery person bring up at home

Answer 1

Answer:

A maximum of 16 boxes can be brought up at home.

Step-by-step explanation:

The delivery person weighs 160 lb and each box of books weigh 50 lb.

The maximum capacity of the elevator is 1000 lb.

Let the total boxes that can be brought be = b

We can define the equation in terms of inequality as:

$160+50b\leq 1000$

$50b\leq 1000-160$

$50b\leq 840$

$b\leq 16.8$

This means a maximum of 16 boxes can be brought up at home.

Answer 2

1000 = 160 + 50x
1000 - 160 = 840
840 = 50x
840/50 = 16.8
he can bring up 16.8 approx., but total boxes would be 16.