Question

Ivan buys candy that cost six dollars per pound. He will buy at least 7 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy? Use Åse for the amount (in dollars) Ivan will spend on candy. Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

Answer 1

Ivan will spend at least $42 on candy, as represented by the inequality c ≥ 42, where c is the amount in dollars Ivan will spend on candy, considering the candy costs $6 per pound and he buys at least 7 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to determine the possible amounts that Ivan will spend on candy, given that the candy cost six dollars per pound and he will buy at least 7 pounds. Let c represent the amount (in dollars) that Ivan will spend on candy. To find out the possible amounts Ivan will spend on candy, we multiply the number of pounds of candy by the cost per pound and write it as an inequality, solving for c.

Since Ivan is buying candy at $6 per pound and he will buy at least 7 pounds, the inequality can be written as:

c ≥ 7 × 6

Solving the inequality:

c ≥ 42

Therefore, the possible amounts that Ivan will spend on candy are any amounts greater than or equal to $42.