Question

You have $5.85 to buy bananas to make banana bread. A banana costs $0.39. Which inequality represents the number x of bananas you can buy?

Answer 1

The inequality 0.39x ≤ 5.85 represents the number of bananas you can buy.

Explanation:

Given that:

Amount of money you have to buy bananas = $5.85

Cost of each banana = $0.39

Number of bananas = x

You cannot spend more than $5.85, therefore, we will use less than or equal to symbol,

Cost of one banana * Number of bananas ≤ Total amount

0.39x ≤ 5.85

Hence,

The inequality 0.39x ≤ 5.85 represents the number of bananas you can buy.