Question

Ms. Keesha is packing her suitcase for a trip. She wants the total weight of the suitcase to be less than 50 pounds. The total weight so far is 37 pounds. She wants to add books that weigh 1 pounds each. Which inequality shows the number of books she can add to her suitcase? Show your work.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

50 - 37 = 13 so the amount of books she needs is 13 to equal the total weight of 50 pounds