Question

"Jason is with a large group of friends at the movie theater. He plans on buying a

few popcorns and drinks for his friends. Each popcorn cost $4 and each drink cost

$3. He only has $24 with him."

What would be an appropriate set of inequalities to represent how many popcorns

and drinks that Jason could purchase (p = number of popcorns, d = number of

drinks)?

Answer 1

Answer: p*$4 + d*$3 ≥ $24

Explanation:

The price P of popcorn is P = $4, the pricec of a drink is D = $3

He only has $24

The equation that represents the number of popcorns and drinks he can buy us:

p*$4 + d*$3 ≥ $24

This means that the maximum amount of money he can spend is $24.

In this equation you can give the value of p or d, and then find the maximum possible value for the other variable.