Question

You can spend at most $6 at the market. Apples cost $0.44 each, and pears cost $0.85 each. Let x be the number of apples and let y be the number of pears. Write an inequality that represents the numbers of apples and pears you can buy.

Answer 1

0.44x + 0.85y ≤ 6

Explanation:

To represent the number of apples and pears you can buy, you can use the following inequality: 0.44x + 0.85y ≤ 6. This inequality states that the total cost of the apples and pears, which is 0.44x + 0.85y, must be less than or equal to $6. This means that you cannot spend more than $6 at the market, and the number of apples and pears you can buy is limited by this budget constraint.

Answer 2

0.44x + 0.85y <= 6

Explanation:

We can write the total cost of the apples as 0.44x, and the total cost of the pears as 0.85y. Since the total cost cannot exceed $6, we can write the following inequality:

0.44x + 0.85y <= 6

This inequality represents the numbers of apples and pears you can buy at the market, given that you can spend at most $6.