How many suitcases averaging 25 pounds apiece can be loaded onto a plane that can hold a maximum of 1,750 pounds of storage? If s represents the number of suitcases how would you write an inequality expressing this situation?
To calculate the maximum number of suitcases that can be loaded onto the plane, we divide the maximum storage capacity by the average weight of each suitcase:
1750 ÷ 25 = 70
Therefore, 70 suitcases averaging 25 pounds each can be loaded onto the plane.
To write an inequality expressing this situation, we can use the variable s to represent the number of suitcases:
25s ≤ 1750
This inequality states that the total weight of the suitcases (25 pounds times the number of suitcases) should be less than or equal to the maximum storage capacity of 1750 pounds.