Ask Question
23 August, 07:10

Fishing Adventures rents small fishing boats to tourists for daylong fishing trips. Each boat can only carry 1500 pounds of people and gear for safety reasons. Assume the average weight of a person is 150 pounds. Each group will require 200 lbs of gear for the boat plus 10 lbs of gear for each person. Who want to rent a boat?

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 23 August, 07:32
    0
    Who want to rent a boat? 8 person

    Explanation:

    Carry 1500 pounds

    Carry 200 pouns

    Average 150 pound / person

    Additional10 pounds/person

    1500-200=150x + 10x

    1300=160x

    x=1300:160

    x=8,12

    8 person Aditional Gear

    150 10

    8 8

    1200 80 200 1480
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “Fishing Adventures rents small fishing boats to tourists for daylong fishing trips. Each boat can only carry 1500 pounds of people and gear ...” in 📗 Business if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers