On a particular airline, bags checked in must weigh less than 50 pounds. Betty packed 32 pounds of clothes and five gifts that w

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On a particular airline, bags checked in must weigh less than 50 pounds. Betty packed 32 pounds of clothes and five gifts that w

eigh the same amount. Which inequality can be used to find the possible weight, w, of each gift.
(A) x + 32 < 50
(B) 5x + 32 < 50
(C) 5 + x + 32 < 50
(D) x/5 + 32 < 50

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andreev551 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-23T00:29:05+03:00

Answer:

5x + 32 < 50

Step-by-step explanation:

On a particular airline, bags checked in must weigh less than 50 pounds. Betty packed 32 pounds of clothes and five gifts that weigh the same amount.

If each gift weighs w pounds, then the weight of five gifts will be 5w pounds and an additional 32 pounds of clothes will make it total (32 + 5w) pounds.

Now, this total weight has to be less than 50 pounds.

Therefore, the inequality equation that can be used to find the possible weight of each gift, w is

5x + 32 < 50 (Answer)