Question

Jake is using a horse trailer to take his horses to his new ranch. 1 Horse= 1,200 lb Trailer= 2,700 lb Jake's truck can tow a maximum weight of 5,000 pounds. What is the maximum number of horses he can take in his trailer at one time without going over the maximum weight his truck can tow?

Answer 1

Jack can take only 1 horse on his trailer to be towed by the truck without going over the maximum weight the truck.

Explanation:

Given:

Weight of 1 horse = 1,200 lb

Weight of trailer = 2,700 lb

Jacks'truck can tow a maximum of 5000 pounds.

To find the maximum number of horses Jack can take in his trailer without going over the maximum weight his truck can tow.

Solution:

Let the maximum number of horses that Jack can take be =
`x`

Using unitary method to find weight of
`x` horses.

If 1 horse weights = 1,200 lb

Then
`x` horses will weight in lbs =
`1,200* x = 1,200x`

Total weight of horses and trailer in lbs =
`1200x+2700`

Since the maximum weight the truck can tow = 5,000 lb, so the inequality can be given as:

`1200x+2700\leq5000`

Subtracting both sides by 2700.

`1200x+2700-2700\leq5000-2700`

`1200x\leq2300`

Dividing both sides by 1200.

`(1200x)/(1200)\leq(2300)/(1200)`

`x\leq1.91`

From the inequality solution for
`x`, we can conclude that Jack can take only 1 horse on his trailer to be towed by the truck without going over the maximum weight the truck.