Question

The weight of a fruit basket containing apples, pears and the basket itself cannot exceed 15 pounds. If the basket and apples weigh 10.5 pounds and each pear weighs 0.25 pounds, how many pears can go into each basket. Set up and solve an algebraic inequality. Show your work

Answer 1

Answer:

See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the amount of pears be “x”.

10.5 + 0.25x < 15

0.25x < 15 - 10.5

0.25x < 4.5

x < 18

In conclusion: 18 pears can go into each basket.

(Double check: 10.5 + 0.25 * 18 = 15 pounds)