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you have $47 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $5 and each CD cost $10. write a linear inequality that represent this situation. let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs

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Answer:

47 is greater than or equal to 5x+10y

Explanation:

you can't spend more than $47 but you can spend less than or equal to that amount.

User KobeJohn
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Answer:5x+10y=47

Explanation:

Given

$47 money needed to spend

Each cassette tape cost $5

and each CD cost $10

Given no of cassette be x and no of CD be y

Thus cost of x cassette is 5x

cost of Y CD's 10y

Total cost=5x+10y

5x+10y=47

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