Question

Melinda is hauling water in her pickup truck .an old bridge has a maximum weight limit of 6,000 pounds. to find the weight of her truck ,Melinda uses the expression 5,275 + 8.36g ,where g is the number of gallons of water she is hauling .can Melinda safely drive her pickup across the bridge if she is hauling 120 gallons of water? Explain

Answer 1

No, the answer is 6,278.2 which is greater than 6,000 pounds.

Explanation:

Answer 2

No, because when you multiply 8.36 and 120, you get 1,003.2. Then when you add 1,003.2 to 5,275, the answer is 6,278.2 which is greater than 6,000 pounds.