Question

Anika wants to determine the maximum number of tulip bulbs (t) she can purchase if each bulb costs $2.25. She will also need to purchase separate pots for each bulb at $3.50 each and a bag of potting soil for $15.00. Set up an inequality to determine how many tulip bulbs Anika can purchase without spending more than $25.00, and solve it. Can Anika buy exactly enough bulbs and pots to spend the full $25.00? Can you think of a better inequality to describe the answer? Complete the explanation. The inequality to determine how many tulip bulbs Anika can purchase without spending more than $25.00 is

Answer 1

2.25t+ 3.50p.15 ≤ 25.00

Answer 2

The inequality to determine how many tulip bulbs Anika can purchase without spending more than $25.00 is:

`2.25t+3.50t+15 \leq 25`

Solving this;

`=> 5.75t+15 \leq 25`

`=> 5.75t \leq 25-15`

`=> 5.75t \leq 10`

`=> t \leq 1.74`

Rounding to 1.

No, Anika cannot spend the entire $25 if she buys the same number of bulbs and pots.