Question

A group of friends will buy at most 8 snacks at the movie theater and spend no more than $42. they will pay $4 for each box of candy and $7 for each bag of popcorn. they system of inequalities graphed below represents this information.

which combination of boxes of candy and bags of popcorn could the group buy?

a) 5 boxes of candy and 4 bags of popcorn

b) 3 boxes of candy and 4 bags of popcorn

c) 2 boxes of candy and 6 bags of popcorn

d) 8 boxes of candy and 1 bag of popcorn

Answer 1

The answer is B because you multiply 4 and 3 and get 12 then you multiply 7 and 4 and you get 28 then you add them together and get 40 so B is the correct answer.hope this helps

Answer 2

Option B is correct, because 3 boxes of candy will cost $12 and 4 bags of popcorn will cost $28, adding the two gives us $40. They are only allowed to spend 42 dollar, so option B is the closest answer, the rest of the options are all above $42.