Question

A shipping container will be used to transport several 120-kilogram crates across the country

by rail. The greatest weight that can be loaded into the container is 27500 kilograms. Other
shipments weighing 14300 kilograms have already been loaded into the container. Write and
solve an inequality which can be used to determine x, the number of 120-kilogram crates that
can be loaded into the shipping container.
Answer Attempt 2 out of 2
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Inequality: 25500 > 120x +7900
x

Answer 1

x = number of crates with 50Kgs

so we know the container can only take a total of 25000 Kgs, and we also know that 50x will give us how many kilograms total for all "x" count of crates, so whatever 50x is, it must be less than or equals to 25000, namely 50x ⩽ 25000.

we also know that 11000 kgs have been loaded into the container already, so in order to not go over the limit of a total of 25000 kgs in the container, whatever 50x is, it cannot be greater than 25000 - 11000 = 14000 kgs, so whatever 50x is, it must be less than or equals to 14000 kgs, that is 50x ⩽ 14000.

`50x~ \leqslant ~ 14000\implies x~ \leqslant ~ \cfrac{14000}{50}\implies x~ \leqslant ~ 280`

Answer 2

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ellar7643

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Mathematics

High School

A shipping container will be used to transport several 120-kilogram crates across the country

by rail. The greatest weight that can be loaded into the container is 27500 kilograms. Other

shipments weighing 14300 kilograms have already been loaded into the container. Write and

solve an inequality which can be used to determine x, the number of 120-kilogram crates that

can be loaded into the shipping container.

Answer Attempt 2 out of 2

S

Inequality: 25500 > 120x +7900

x

Explanation:

i really dont have one but see if this helps