Question

Ramon is buying ingredients to make tamales. He wants to spend less than $50 total for d pounds of dried chili peppers and h pounds of corn husks. What is the maximum amount of money Ramon can spend on dried chili peppers and corn husks?

1) $50 - d - h
2) $50 + d + h
3) $50 - d + h
4) $50 + d - h

Answer 1

Ramon can spend a maximum of $50 - d - h on dried chili peppers and corn husks, ensuring his total expenses do not exceed his $50 budget. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the maximum amount of money Ramon can spend on dried chili peppers and corn husks, we should consider that he wants to spend less than $50. Therefore, we subtract the cost of both items from $50.

The maximum amount of money Ramon can spend on dried chili peppers and corn husks if he wants to spend less than $50 total is $50 - d - h. This is because Ramon's total spending on both items should not exceed $50.

If we represent the cost of dried chili peppers as d dollars and the cost of corn husks as h dollars, then the expression $50 - d - h gives us the maximum he can spend without going over his budget.