OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §3.6 Solve Applications with Linear Inequalities · Exercise 25 · Algebra · Inequalities

Solve Applications with Linear Inequalities · Exercise 25

Maximum Load on a Stage In 2014, a high school stage collapsed in Fullerton, California, when 250 students got on stage for the finale of a musical production. Two dozen students were injured. The stage could support a maximum of 12,750 pounds. If the average weight of a student is assumed to be 140 pounds, what is the maximum number of students who could safely be on the stage?

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §3.6 Solve Applications with Linear Inequalities · Exercise 25

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