Question

Mrs. Hector wanted to bring giant souvenir snow globes, which weigh 1.5 kg each, back to the USA as presents for her students. Mrs. Hector's suitcase weighs 2.4 kg, but she wanted to fill it with as many snow globes as possible. Write and solve an inequality to determine the maximum number of snow globes that Mrs. Hector could have brought back in her suitcase.

Answer 1

the maximum number of snow balls can bought back = 1.6

Explanation:

Let

Mrs. Hector brings total number of giant snow globes = x

As given,

weight of 1 snow globe = 1.5 kg

So,

Weight of x snow globe = 1.5x

As given,

She have to take them in a suitcase of weight 2.4 kg

∴

For number of snow globes we have the equation,

1.5x = 2.4

⇒x =
`(2.4)/(1.5)` = 1.6

So, the maximum number of snow balls can bought back = 1.6