Answer:
(a) [tex]4 + \frac{1}{2} w < 25[/tex] [tex]w =[/tex] weight of snack packs (b) [tex]w < 42[/tex] (c) [tex]41[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) Write an inequality:
[tex]4 + \frac{1}{2} w < 25[/tex]
What does your variable stand for:
[tex]w =[/tex] weight of snack packs
(b) Solve the inequality.
Subtract 4 from both sides:
[tex]4 + \frac{1}{2}w < 25[/tex]
[tex]-4[/tex] [tex]-4[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{2} w < 21[/tex]
Divide both sides by [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]w < 42[/tex]
(c) The care package has to weigh less than [tex]25lbs[/tex]. Since the total weight of the care package can not be equal to [tex]25lbs[/tex], the maximum number of snack packs that Marisol can include is [tex]41[/tex].
