Question

19. Luggage on a certain airline is limited to 2 pieces per person.

Together, the 2 pieces can weigh no more than 581 pounds.
If a passenger has one piece of luggage that weighs 325 pounds
what is the most the second piece can weigh?
The second piece can weigh
pounds.

Answer 1

Answer: The second piece can weigh 256 pounds at most.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an inequality with the information given:

The sum of the weight of each piece of Luggage must be less or equal to 581 pounds:

x + 325 ≤581

Where x is the second piece's weight.

Solving for x:

x ≤581 -325

x ≤ 256

The second piece can weigh 256 pounds at most.

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