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A supermarket employee is making a mixture of cashews and almonds. Cashews cost $7 per pound, and almonds cost $5 per pound. The employee wants to make less than 6 pounds of the mixture and wants the total cost of the nuts used in the mixture to be no more than $30.

Let x represent the number of pounds of cashews. Let y represent the number of pounds of almonds.

Which inequalities are among the constraints for this situation?

Select each correct answer.

7x+5y 30

x+y≤6

7x+5y≤30

x+y≤30

User Batuman
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Answer:

x+y≤6

Explanation:

it has to be less than 6 so that's why they paid 30 dollars

User Ashag
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Answer:

Given:

Cashew = $7 per pound ; represented by x

Almond = $5 per pound ; represented by y

makes less than 6 pounds

x + y < 6

7x + 5y < 30

Explanation:

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