Melinda is hauling water in her pickup truck. an old bridge has a maximum weight limit of 6,000 pounds. to find the weight of her truck, Melinda uses the expression 5,275 + 8.36g, where g is the number of gallons of water she is hauling. can Melinda safely drive her pickup across the bridge if she is hauling 120 gallons of water? Explain

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Mercedes Mathews

15 December, 13:42

Melinda is hauling water in her pickup truck. an old bridge has a maximum weight limit of 6,000 pounds. to find the weight of her truck, Melinda uses the expression 5,275 + 8.36g, where g is the number of gallons of water she is hauling. can Melinda safely drive her pickup across the bridge if she is hauling 120 gallons of water? Explain

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Aditya · Answer 1

No, because when you multiply 8.36 and 120, you get 1,003.2. Then when you add 1,003.2 to 5,275, the answer is 6,278.2 which is greater than 6,000 pounds.