Jerrica is packing a box that can hold at most 65 pounds she starts by putting a container in the box that weighs 26 pounds she plans to fill the rest of the box with books each book she places in the box weighs 1.3 pounds write an inequality for the number of books Jerrica can put in the box and describe the solutions
Let's represent the number of books Jerrica can put in the box as variable "b".
The weight of the container is 26 pounds.
The weight of each book is 1.3 pounds.
Therefore, the inequality for the number of books Jerrica can put in the box is:
1.3b + 26 ≤ 65
This inequality states that the sum of the weight of the books and the weight of the container should be less than or equal to 65 pounds, which is the maximum weight the box can hold.
The solutions to this inequality represent the possible number of books Jerrica can put in the box while keeping the total weight within the limit of 65 pounds.