Tony has $12 to buy apples and bananas for a fruit salad. Apples cost $2 per pound and bananas cost $1 per pound. Write and graph an inequality to describe the situation. Then give two possible combinations of pounds of apples and bananas that Tony can buy.
A. 2a + b ≥ 12
2 pounds of apples and 9 pounds of bananas or
4 pounds of apples and 9 pounds of bananas.
B. 2a + b ≤ 12
2 pounds of apples and 9 pounds of bananas or
4 pounds of apples and 9 pounds of bananas.
C. 2a + b ≤ 12
2 pounds of apples and 6 pounds of bananas or
4 pounds of apples and 4 pounds of bananas.
D. 2a + b ≥ 12
2 pounds of apples and 6 pounds of bananas or
4 pounds of apples and 4 pounds of bananas.