Question

Maple Grove wants to include two types of maple trees, the namesake of the city,for their parks.Two varieties of maple trees have been selected.One variety costs $80 per tree; the other more colorful variety costs $85 per tree. The tree budget must not exceed $75,000. Citizens want more of the colorful $85 trees than the others if possible.

Let x be the number of $80 trees and y the number of $85 trees. Which system of inequalities represents the situation?

Options:
80x+85y>= 75,000 x<=y
80x+85y>=75,000 x>=y
80x+85y<=75,000 x>=y
80x+85y<=75,000 x<=y ...?

Answer 1

D. 80x+85y<=75,000 x<=y

Explanation:

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Answer 2

If you’re on Plato Your answer will be 80x+85y <=75,000 x<=y