Question

STEP 4: LOOK BACK

According to soap box derby rules, a racer must weigh 250

pounds or less. The Math Club's car weighed in at 266

pounds on the day of the derby. How many pounds did the

Math Club need to remove from their soap box racer?

Dana added the weight limit to the Hector subtracted the weight limit

racer's weight. Since

from the racer's weight. Since

250 + 266 = 516, the Math Club 266 - 250 = 16, the Math Club

needed to remove 516 pounds from needed to remove 16 pounds

the racer

from the racer.

Answer 1

16 pounds

Explanation:

Given that:

Soap box derby rules :

Racer ≤ 250 pounds

Weight of math club car = 266 pounds

Amount of weight to be removed = a:

266 - a ≤ 250

266 - 250 ≤ a

a ≥ 16 pounds