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Shawn wants to use an elevator to carry identical packages having the same weight. Each package weighs 5 pounds and Shawn weighs 100 pounds. If the elevator can carry a maximum of 340 pounds at a time, which inequality shows the maximum number of packages, n, that Shawn can carry with himself in the elevator if he is the only passenger

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Answer:n is less than or equal to 48.Step-by-step explanation:He weighs 100 lbs. So: 340 - 100 = 240 - remaining weight for packages.240/5 = 48.He can carry 48 packages at most with him.