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Jacob wants to use an elevator to carry identical packages having the same weight. Each package weighs 3 pounds and Jacob weighs 99 pounds. If the elevator can carry a maximum of 300 pounds at a time, which inequality shows the maximum number of packages, n, that Jacob can carry with himself in the elevator if he is the only passenger?

A. n ≤ 67
B. n ≥ 67
C. n ≤ 198
D. n ≥ 198

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Answer :I guess that the answer is B. did this in my exaam and got it right

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you take 300 - 99 you get 201 so you still have 201lbs so then 3 times 67 is 201 so it would be B

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