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A truck that can carry no more than 6500 lb is being used to transport refrigerators and upright pianos. Each refrigerator weighs 250 lb and each piano weighs

525 lb. Write and graph an inequality to show how many refrigerators and how many pianos the truck could carry. Will 13 refrigerators and 6 pianos overload the​ truck? Explain.

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13x250= 3250
6x525=3150
3250+3150= 6400
6500>6400.
Therefore, 13 refrigerators and 6 pianos will not overload the truck .
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