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2. A hot air balloon, including the basket underneath to hold its passengers, weighs 140 pounds. The apparent weight of the balloon is given by the equation below.
apparent weight = weight - lift
If the apparent weight is O or less, the balloon will
float.

A. The balloon has a lift of 400 pounds. Write an inequality that could be used to determine how heavy the passengers of the balloon can be.