Yes, Tiffany will be able to send the package, as the total package she has is 15 pounds.
<h3>Further Explanation</h3>
Let's say that:
Book package is x
Other package is y
so from the problem above we get:
x =
y=
x + y ≤ 16
First, we can change the mixed fraction into improper fraction:
x =
So now, we can calculate the total package:
The total package is 15 pounds, which is less than the maximum weight that she can send.
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