Question

A trailer will be used to transport several 40-kilogram crates to a store. The greatest amount of weight that can be loaded onto there trailer is 1050 kilograms. An 82-kilogram crate has already been loaded onto the trailer. What is the greatest number of 40-kilogram crates that can also be loaded onto the trailer?

Answer 1

Use the equality property:

1050= 40x + 82
-82              -82

968 = 40x
/40      /40

24.2 = x

A maximum of 24 more 40-kilogram crates can be loaded onto the trailer