Question

water melons cost 0.39 per pound josephs watermelon cost between $4.00 and $5.00 which compound inequality correctly represents the possible weights of his watermelon

Answer 1

`4.00 / 0.39 = 10.26 lbs`

`5.00 / 0.39 = 12.82 lbs`

Answer :

`10.26 \leqslant x \leqslant 12.82`

Hope this helps. - M

Answer 2

`10.26<w<12.82` is the inequality that represents the weight of the watermelon.

Explanation:

Water melons cost 0.39 per pound.

Let the weight of Josephs water melon is w pounds then the cost of the watermelon will be = 0.39w

Now as per question cost of the watermelon is between $4 and $5

Then inequality will be 4 < 0.39w < 5

Now we divide this inequality by 0.39

=
`(4)/(0.39)<w<(5)/(0.39)`

=
`10.26<w<12.82`

Therefore, compound inequality is
`10.26<w<12.82`that represents the weight of watermelon.