A mover is loading an elevator with many identical 48-pound boxes. The mover weighs 185 pounds. The elevator can carry at most 2000 pounds.
Write an inequality that says that the mover will not overload the elevator on a particular ride.
Check your inequality with your partner.
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Solve your inequality and explain what the solution means.
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Graph the solution to your inequality on a number line.
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If the mover asked, "How many boxes can I load on this elevator at a time?" what would you tell
them?