Question

A grocery store sells almonds for $7/lb and peanuts for $5/lb. Let x represent the number of pounds of almonds, and let y represents the number of pounds of peanuts. Which inequality can be used to find how much of each type of nut can bought without spending more than $10?

Answer 1

The inequality is 10>7x+5y

Answer 2

`7x+5y <10`

Explanation:

Given that a grocery store sells almonds for $7/lb and peanuts for $5/lb.

Let x represent the number of pounds of almonds,

and let y represents the number of pounds of peanuts.

Cost of almonds =
`7x\\`

Cost of peanuts =
`5y`

Total cost =
`7x+5y`

This must be less than 10 dollars

Hence inequality is

`7x+5y <10`