Question

Mr. Tanaka is loading his boat with many identical 45-pound boxes. Mr. Tanaka weighs 190 pounds. The boat can carry at most 1,000 pounds. If each box is fully-filled, how many boxes can he load on the boat?

Write an inequality that represents this situation.

Answer 1

there should be 14, 45 pound boxes

Explanation:

1000-190= 810

810/45=14 boxes