Answer:
Inequality: 100x + 5400 ≤ 27500
x ≤ 221
Explanation:
- As we're told, x is the quantity of 100 kg crates that can be loaded into the container
- The total weight of the crates is given by 100x kg
- The weight of the other shipments already in the container is 5400 kg
- Since the total weight of the container cannot exceed 27500 kg, our inequality to solve for x is:
100x + 5400 ≤ 27500
100x ≤ 22100
x ≤ 221
Thus, the shipping container can contain no more than 221 100 kg crates to not exceed 27500 kg.