Mo is using a wheelbarrow to haul 50 pound bags of gravel to the driveway. The wheelbarrow can hold at most 250 lbs so how many bags can they carry on one wheelbarrow load?
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Let x represent the number of bags that Mo can carry on one wheelbarrow load.
The total weight of x bags is 50x pounds.
The inequality representing the maximum weight that the wheelbarrow can hold is:
50x ≤ 250
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the inequality by 50:
50x/50 ≤ 250/50
x ≤ 5
Therefore, Mo can carry at most 5 bags on one wheelbarrow load.
The inequality symbol is ≤ (less than or equal to).
Since the inequality is inclusive (equal to), we use a closed circle to represent the solution set.