Question

2. You are checking a bag at an airport. Bags can weigh no more than 50 pounds. Your bag weighs 16.8
pounds. Find the possible weights w (in pounds) that you can add to the bag. write an inequality for the situation

Answer 1

Let's set up an inequality to help us solve this problem.

16.8 + w ≤ 50

Now, let's subtract 16.8 from both sides.

w ≤ 33.2 pounds

Answer 2

Answer:

$w\leq 33.2$ pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Write the equation as an inequality.

   $16.8 + w \leq 50$

2) Subtract 16.8 from both sides.

$w\leq 50-16.8$

3) Solve.

$w\leq 33.2$ pounds