Question

Joe is buying apples and persimmons at the grocery store. Each apple costs $0.99. and each persimmon costs $0.79. If Joe has $10, which of the following inequalities describes x, the number of apples, and y, the number of persimmons, that he can buy?

Answer 1

BELLOW!!

Explanation:

To determine the number of apples and persimmons Joe can buy with $10, let's set up the inequalities.

Let x represent the number of apples Joe can buy, and y represent the number of persimmons.

The cost of each apple is $0.99, so the cost of x apples would be 0.99x dollars.

The cost of each persimmon is $0.79, so the cost of y persimmons would be 0.79y dollars.

Since Joe has $10, we can set up the inequality:

0.99x + 0.79y ≤ 10

This inequality ensures that the total cost of the apples and persimmons Joe buys does not exceed $10.