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28 November, 09:27

A factory produces 5-packs of pencils. To be within the weight specifications, a pack of 5 pencils should weigh between 60 grams and 95 grams. The cardboard for each package has a mass of 15 grams. Write a compound inequality to represent of a single pencil in a pack. Can each pencil have a mass of 10.5 grams?

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  1. 28 November, 11:24
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    Given:

    1 pack = 5 pencils and cardboard.

    1 pack must be between 60 grams and 95 grams

    60g < x < 95g; where x represents 1 pack.

    Card board: 15 grams.

    95g - 15g = 80g maximum total weight of 5 pencils

    80g / 5 = 16g maximum weight of a single pencil

    60g - 15g = 45g minimum total weight of 5 pencils

    45g / 5 = 9g minimum weight of a single pencil

    9 < x < 16; where x represents a single pencil in the pack.
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