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A boat can hold at most 1,000 pounds. If there is 300 pounds of equipment plus 25-pound boxes, what is the maximum number of boxes the ship can carry? Write as an inequality.

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Answer:

  • 28 boxes maximum

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

  • Capacity of a boat = 1000 pounds
  • Equipment = 300 pounds
  • Boxes = 25 pounds each
  • Number of boxes = x

Required inequality

  • 300 + 25x ≤ 1000
  • 25x ≤ 700
  • x ≤ 700/25
  • x ≤  28 boxes

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