Question

A warehouse has 2,100 tables packaged in boxes. The daily shipment is shown. After how many days will there be fewer than 1,500 tables in the warehouse?

Write and solve an inequality for this solution

Answer 1

The inequality expression is 2100 - 25x < 1500 and there will be fewer than 1500 tables after 24 days .

Using the parameters given for our Calculation;

• Total packages = 2100
• Daily package = 25
• Let number of days = x

We can express the inequality thus ;

• Total package - daily package * number of days < 1500

Now we have ;

2100 - 25x < 1500

We can then solve for x ;

-25x < 1500 - 2100

-25x < -600

x > 24

There will be fewer than 1500 tables after 24 days .

Complete question:

A warehouse has 2,100 tables packaged in boxes. They ship 25 tables daily. After how many days will there be fewer than 1,500 tables in the warehouse? Solve and solve the inequality.