Question

Melinda rents paddle boats down at the pler. She uses 5.5 feet of nylon rope to tle off each boat. She started with 80 feet of rope. After securing all the boats, she was left with more than 3 feet of rope. How many boats did Melinda tle off? ОА at most 16 B. at most 26 OC. less than 14 OD more than 16

Answer 1

Ella, this is the solution:

Amount of nylon rope before starting to tie off boats = 80 feet

Amount of nylon rope Melinda uses per boat = 5.5 feet

Amount of nylon rope Melinda has after securing all boats = 3 feet

Amount of boats Melinda tie off = x

In consequence:

5.5x + 3 = 80

Subtracting 3 at both sides:

5.5x + 3 - 3 = 80 - 3

5.5x = 77

Dividing by 5.5 at both sides:

5.5x/5.5 = 77/5.5

x = 14

Therefore, the correct answer is:

A. At most 16

Note: C. Less than 14 is incorrect ,because 14 is not a value lower than 14.