Question

A shipping container will be used to transport several 100-kilogram crates

across the country by rail. The greatest weight that can be loaded into the
container is 27500 kilograms. Other shipments weighing 7200 kilograms
have already been loaded into the container. Which inequality can be used to
determine c, the greatest number of 100-kilogram crates that can be loaded onto the shipping container?

O 27500 < 7200 + 100c

O 100(c+7200) ≤ 27500

100(c + 7200) ≥ 27500

7200 + 100c< 27500

Answer 1

Answer: 7200 + 100c < 27500

Explanation:

27500 kilograms is the maximum weight that the container can hold; the limit

7200 kilograms are said to have been loaded already

We want to find how many 100 kilogram crates (c) can still be loaded with the already loaded 7200 kilograms

The amount of 100 kilogram crates is c plus the previous added amount of 7200 kilograms has to be less than 27500 kilograms because that is the maximum amount of weight the shipping container can hold.