Let
be the number of boxes the team brings with them. Their weight combined with the boxes can't exceed the capacity of 1400. Assuming the elevator runs fine at that exact weight, you want to find the number of boxes, each of which contributes 40 pounds. This is given by the equation
Solving for
, you have
So the team can bring *at most* 5 boxes at a time.
" 100% " means "the whole thing",
and "is" can be replaced by "is equal to".
You have said "The whole thing of a number is equal to 61."
or
"61 is equal to the whole thing of a number."
The only number that 61 can be equal to is 61.