Question

Mr. gracia is at Dunkin' Donuts .he has $17.50 in his pocket ,and he buys a sandwich for $2.50 and 5 coffees using cash . Write an inequality to determine the possible cost of each coffee

Answer 1

The coffee is $3 or less

Explanation:

Set up an inequality where c is the cost of one coffee:

17.50
`\geq` 5c + 2.50

Solve for c:

17.50
`\geq` 5c + 2.50

15
`\geq` 5c

3
`\geq` c

So, the coffee is $3 or less