Question

alex is ordering salad and drinks the salads cost 8$ each and drinks cost 4$each and their is 6$ delivery charge per order. he has 70$ if he buys 4 salad what is the maximun drinks he can buy. solve the inquality 8x + 4y + 6 < 70 where x is the number of salad and y the number of the drinks

Answer 1

they give you 8x + 4y +6 <70

they say he buys 4 salads and x is salads

so now you have 8(4) + 4y +6<70=

32 +4y +6 <70

38+ 4y<70

4y<32

32/4 = 8 y = 8 Drinks maximum

double check

Drinks: 8 x 4 = 32

Salads: 4 x 8 = 32

32 +32+6 = 70