SOLUTION: The number y of passengers riding an elevator can be no greater than the elevator's maximum weight capacity x (in pounds) divided by 150. Write and graph an inequality that relates

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Question 549263: The number y of passengers riding an elevator can be no greater than the elevator's maximum weight capacity x (in pounds) divided by 150. Write and graph an inequality that relates the number of passengers to the maximum weight capacity. Identify and interpret one of the solutions.
For the inequality, I was thinking it would be y is greater than or equal to x/150, but I wasn't sure how to graph it.
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The number y of passengers riding an elevator can be no greater than the elevator's maximum weight capacity x (in pounds) divided by 150. Write and graph an inequality that relates the number of passengers to the maximum weight capacity. Identify and interpret one of the solutions.
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"Can be no greater than" means 'is less than or equal to'.
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Inequality:
y <= x/150
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Example y = x/150
If max weight capacity is 900 lbs.
y = 900/150 = 6
passenger capacity is 6 persons.
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Cheers,
Stan H.