Question

An airplane is loaded with cargo and ready to take off. Before it departs, an unknown number of 8 pound boxes, b, will be taken off the plane and a 600 pound crate will be put on. To keep the plane in balance, no more than 400 pounds may be taken off the plane. Write an inequality that best describes this situation.
b. Write the inequality that describes this situation.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following :

Number of 8 pounds before boxes to be removed from cargo = b

Weight in pound of crate to be loaded into cargo = 600 pounds

To achieve a balance , no more Than 400 pounds may be taken off the plane

Hence,

Number of pounds removed must not be more than 400 pounds

(8 pounds * b) ≤ 400

8b ≤ 400

Divide both sides by 8

b ≤ 50