Question

Carson's wheelbarrow can hold 345 pounds. If he has 121 pound of rock in the wheelbarrow what number of pounds p can he pull without going over the weight limit

Answer 1

`p\leq 224\ lb`

The maximum number of pounds p is 224

Explanation:

Let

p ----> the maximum number of pounds he can pull without going over the weight limit

we know that

121 pound of rock in the wheelbarrow plus p pounds must be at most 345 pounds

In this problem the word "at most" means "less than or equal to"

so

The inequality that represent this situation is

`p+121\leq 345`

solve for p

subtract 121 both sides

`p\leq 345-121`

`p\leq 224\ lb`

therefore

The maximum number of pounds is 224