Question

Rosie needs to buy balloons and tablecloths for her party. Each balloon costs $1.50 and each tablecloth costs $2.25. She cannot spend more than $30.00 on balloons and tablecloths for the

party. Write an inequality to represent the possible number the balloons and tablecloths that Rosie can buy. Let'x' represent balloons and and represent the tablecloths

Answer 1

Answer: The inequality can be written as 1.5x + 2.25y ≤ 30

Step-by-step explanation: What Rosie needs is an expression that shows the highest she can spend on tablecloths and balloons. If the question states that she cannot spend more than 30 dollars, then it simply means she can either spend a maximum of 30 dollars, OR any amount below 30 dollars. So what she needs is an inequality that shows her spending as being less than or equal to 30.

Let the balloons be represented by letter x and the tablecloths be represented by the letter y. If each balloons cost 1.50 dollars, then the total cost of balloons equals 1.5 times x or simply 1.5x. Likewise, if each tablecloth cost 2.25, then the total cost of tablecloths shall be 2.25y.

The possible number of balloons and tablecloths that she can buy based on the conditions given can be expressed as follows;

1.5x + 2.25y ≤ 30

Answer 2

1.50x + 2.25y ≤ 30

Explanation:

Hi, let’s say that 'y' represent the tablecloths.

So, we have to write an inequality:

The product of the number of balloons (x) and the cost of each one (1.50) plus the product of the number of tablecloths (y) and the cost of each tablecloth (2.25) must be less or equal to Rosie's budget (30)

Mathematically speaking:

1.50x + 2.25y ≤ 30

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