Question

Peter wants to purchase pizza pies and breadsticks for a party. The cashier tells him that pizza pies are $8 each and breadsticks are $5 each. Peter cannot spend more than $120. Which of the following options models the number of pizza pies and breadsticks that Peter can purchase? Let y represent the number of pizza pies purchased and let x represent the number of breadsticks purchased.

Answer 1

5x + 8y ≤ 120

Explanation:

Peter wants to purchase pizza pies and breadsticks for a party.

Let y represent the number of pizza pies purchased and let x represent the number of breadsticks purchased.

Now, each pizza costs $8 and each breadstick costs $5 and Peter can not spend more than $120 for his party.

Therefore, the inequality that models the situation will be

5x + 8y ≤ 120 (Answer)