Question

The maximum weight an apartment elevator can hold is 1615 pounds weighs 240 pounds and he needs to carry boxes that weigh pounds each Use the equation 55b 240 1615 to find the greatest number of boxes Bill can carry in the elevator in one trip

Answer 1

Answer: Bill weighs 230 pounds and he needs to carry boxes that weigh 75 pounds each. Use the equation 75b+230< =1805 to find the greatest number of boxes Bill can carry in the elevator in one trip.

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