SOLUTION: A ship can carry a maximum of 60 passengers. By setting up an inequality, find the minimum number of ships that are needed to carry 400 passengers.

Question 1120941: A ship can carry a maximum of 60 passengers. By setting up an inequality, find the minimum number of ships that are needed to carry 400 passengers.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
letting x equal the number of ships, your inequality would be:

60 * x >= 400

you would solve for x to get x >= 400 / 60 = 6.67.

you would round up to get x = 7.

6 ships will carry 6 * 60 = 360 passengers
7 ships will carry 7 * 60 = 420 passengers.

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