Michael is planning to ride a horse to a campsite. The sum of Michael’s weight and the combined weight of his camping supplies m

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Michael is planning to ride a horse to a campsite. The sum of Michael’s weight and the combined weight of his camping supplies m

ust be at most 20% of the weight of the horse.’Michael weighs 177 pounds, and the horse weighs 1000 pounds. What are the possible weights of the camping supplies?

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hram777 [196] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T21:45:03+03:00

hram777 [196]3 years ago

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177 + s < = 0.20(1000)....where s = weight of the camping supplies
177 + s < = 200
s < = 200 - 177
s < = 23 <== so, at most, his camping supplies can weigh 23 lbs

avanturin [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-27T23:45:32+03:00

avanturin [10]3 years ago

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TexasChic101 explained it quite well, and she is right.