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Marisol is preparing a care package to send to her brother. The package will include a board game that weighs 4 lb and several 14 lb snack packs. The total weight of the care package must be less than 25 lb.

Which statement describes the solution to this inequality?

A)Marisol must send less than 1 snack pack

B)Marisol must send fewer than 21 snack packs

C)Marisol must send fewer than 84 snack packs

D)Marisol must send fewer than 100 snack packs

Answer 1

boardgame+snacks=total weight
total weight<25

boardgame=4
snacks=weight per each time number=14 times n or 14n

4+14n<25
minus 4 both sides
14n<21
divide both sides by 14
n<1.5
we can't send 0.5 package so we round down
n<1

send less than 1 snack pack
A

Answer 2

A, she can't sent more than one because then it would 2