Question

Isaiah is filling 12 small plastic bags with candy for a party. He puts 2.5 pounds of candy into each bag, but then hereads on the package that there is a recommended weight limit so the bags do not break. Isaiah then takes out thesame amount of weight from each bag.1.Which inequality best represents the situation?A 12x - 2.5 = 21В. 12(2.5 - x) s 21C. 12(x - 2.5) 21D. 21 - 12x 2.5

Answer 1

There is weight limit to the bag so that it won't break. It means the weigh of all the candies should not exceed a particular value.

Let x pound of candy is removed from each bag afer filling 2.5 pounds in it.

The amount of candy left in each bag will be 2.5-x.

The weight of all the 12 small pastic bags will be 12(2.5-x).

The total weight should not exceed a particular limit each bag can not exceed a particular limit, hence the required inequality can be,

`12(2.5-x)\leq21`

Thus, option (C) is the correct solution.