Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

TexasChic101 explained it quite well, and she is right.