Question

A wooden fruit crate will hold 62 pounds of fruit. The crate already has 18 pounds of fruit inside of it. Which inequality represents the solution set that shows the pounds of fruit, p, that can be added to the crate

Answer 1

p ≤ 44 pounds is the required inequality.

Explanation:

The total capacity of the fruit crate = 62 pounds

The already filled capacity of the crate = 18 pounds

Let p the pounds of fruit, the crate can hold.

Now, the remaining Capacity = Total Capacity - Already filled capacity

= 62 pounds - 18 pounds

= 44 pounds

Now, the amount of fruit that can be further added into the fruit crate should be maximum of 44 pounds.

Hence, p ≤ 44 pounds is the required inequality.