Question

you want to spend less than $100 at the store you choose a combination of shirts for $8 and shorts for $12 let x equal the number of shirts you purchase and y = the number of shorts you purchase. Write in inequality for the scenario

Answer 1

`8x + 12y <\:100`

Explanation:

• For shirts:

• Cost of one shirt = $8

• Number of shirts = x

• Total cost of x shirts = 8x

• For shorts:

• Cost of one short = $12

• Number of shorts = y

• Total cost of y shorts = 12y

• Total cost of x shirts and y shorts = 8x + 12y

• It is given that: buyor has to spend less than $100.

• Thus, the total cost of x shirts and y shorts will be < 100. In mathematical form, it can be expressed as given below.

• 
  `8x + 12y <\:100`