Question

The most a baker can spend on strawberries is $95.00. Strawberries cost $3.99 per pound, and the produce supplier charges a $15.20 delivery fee. The following inequality, where s stands for the number of pounds of strawberries, represents this situation: At most, how many pounds of strawberries can the baker purchase?

a) s ≤ 19 pounds
b) s ≤ 20 pounds
c) s ≤ 21 pounds
d) s ≤ 22 pounds

Answer 1

To determine the maximum pounds of strawberries the baker can purchase within a budget constraint, we set up an inequality using the cost of strawberries and the delivery fee. The maximum pounds of strawberries the baker can purchase is 19 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many pounds of strawberries the baker can purchase given the budget constraint, we need to set up an inequality using the cost of strawberries and the delivery fee.

The cost of strawberries per pound is $3.99 and the delivery fee is $15.20. We need to find the maximum pounds of strawberries the baker can purchase within a total cost of $95.00.

Let's set up the inequality:

3.99s + 15.20 ≤ 95, where s represents the number of pounds of strawberries.

Simplifying the inequality:

3.99s ≤ 95 - 15.20

3.99s ≤ 79.80

s ≤ 79.80 ÷ 3.99

s ≤ 19.95

Therefore, the baker can purchase at most 19 pounds of strawberries.