A warehouse elevator can hold 1750 pounds. A 200 pound worker loads the elevator with boxes that weigh 75 pounds each. The inequ
ality describes the maximum number of boxes the worker can put on the elevator if he is also on the elevator. Which statement is true?
1 answer:
Answer: He can load at most 20 boxes.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = Number of boxes.
Then, Weight of 75 boxes = 75x
Also, Weight of worker = 200 pounds
So total weight in elevator = Weight of 75 boxes + Weight of worker
= 75x +200
A warehouse elevator can hold 1750 pounds.
∴ 75x +200 ≤ 1750
⇒ 75x ≤ 1750 -200
⇒ 75x ≤ 1550
⇒ x ≤ 20.67 [Divide both sides by 75]
It implies the maximum number of boxes it can hold = 20
Hence, the true statement is
He can load at most 20 boxes.
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