The posted weight limit for a wooden bridge is 6,500 pounds. A delivery truck
is loaded with identical boxes of canned
goods that weigh 16 pounds each. If the
combined weight of the empty delivery
truck and the driver is 3,512 pounds,
what is the maximum number of boxes
that would keep the combined weight of
the truck, driver, and boxes below the
posted weight limit?

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  186

Step-by-step explanation:

Let b represent the number of boxes in the truck. Then for the weight limit to be met, we require ...

  3512 +16b < 6500

  16b < 2988

  b < 186.75

The maximum number of boxes is 186.

to determine the unit cost your would divide the total cost by the number sold.

7 bagels for $4.41       $4.41/7 = $.63 each at fresh side

5 bagels for $3.60         $3.60/5 = $.72 each at value mart