Question

You have at most $23 to spend at a market. Apples cost $0.50 each, and pears cost $0.75 each. Let a be numbers of apples and p be numbers of pears. Write an inequality that represents the numbers of apples and pears you can afford

Do not include the dollar sign ($) in your inequality.

Answer 1

0.5a + 0.75p ≤ 23

Explanation:

Cost of a apples: 0.5a

Cost of p pears: 0.75p

The total cost must be $23 or less.

0.5a + 0.75p ≤ 23