document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103390>Question 1103390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The load limit for a bridge is 10 t. A truck with a mass of 4 t carries a load of steel pipes with a mass of 300 kg each. What is the greatest number of steel pipes that can be carried over safely by the truck over the bridge? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the greatest number of steel pipes that can be carried be x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #718172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=718172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the bridge can safely carry 10 tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the mass of the truck is 4 tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each pipe has a mass of 300 kilograms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300 kilograms is equivalent to 0.330693 tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "everything is now converted to tons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula becomes 10 >= 4 + .330693 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 4 from both sides of this inequality to get 6 >= .330693 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this inequality by .330693 to get 6 / .330693 >= x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x <= 18.14371638\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "round to the lowest integer to get x <= 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the most number of pipes that can be put on the truck is 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when that number is reached, the load plus the truck have a mass of 9.952474 tons which is under the limit.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put 19 pipes on the truck and the mass is 10.283167 tons which is above the limit.\r<BR>\n" );
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