Jacob wants to use an elevator to carry identical packages having the same weight. Each package weighs 3 pounds and Jacob weighs 99 pounds. If the elevator can carry a maximum of 300 pounds at a time, which inequality shows the maximum number of packages, n, that Jacob can carry with himself in the elevator if he is the only passenger?
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Group of answer choices
n ≤ 67
n ≥ 198
n ≥ 67
n ≤ 198
The maximum weight the elevator can carry is 300 pounds. Jacob's weight is 99 pounds. Therefore, the equation representing the maximum weight for the packages he can carry is 300 - 99 = 201 pounds. Each package weighs 3 pounds. So, the maximum number of packages, n, that Jacob can carry is 201/3 = 67. The correct inequality is n ≤ 67.
Therefore, the correct answer is: n ≤ 67