Cari owns a horse farm and a horse trailer that can transport up to 8,000 pounds of livestock and tack. She travels with 5 horses with a combined weight is 6,240 pounds. Let t represent the average weight of tack per horse. Which of the following inequalities could be used to determine the weight of tack Cari can allow for each horse?6,240+t<=8,0008000>=6,240t6240+5t<=8,0008,000+6,240<=5t8000-6240>=5t
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5 horses with a combined weight of 6,240 poundshorse trailer has a limit of 8,000 pounds of horse and tacks.
Find the weight of tack, t, for each horse that Cari can allow.
5t + 6,240 < 8,000
5t + 6,240 < 8,000
- 6,240 -6,240
5t < 1,760
÷5 ÷5
t < 352
Each horse can carry a tack that weighs no more than 352 pounds.
Any tack that weighs beyond 352 pounds is will exceed the maximum carrying capacity of the horse trailer.
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