Question

Identify one possible combination of T-shirts and pairs of shorts that Ayonna could purchase. Use mathematics to justify your answer

Answer 1

Let's use the variable x to represent the number of t-shirts and y to represent the number of pairs of shorts.

Since the total number of items needs to be more than 5 items, we can write our first inequality:

`x+y>5_{}`

Then, since the total cost needs to be no more than 160, we have our second inequality:

`12x+25y\le160`

One possible combination of values would be:

5 t-shirts and 4 pairs of shorts

(x = 5, y = 4)

This way, the number of items is 9 (greater than 5) and the total cost is $160 (no more than $160).