Question

Sergio wants to buy both chicken and ham to serve at a holiday dinner. Chicken costs $4.29 per pound, and ham costs $6.99 per pound. The maximum amount Sergio can spend is $88.00. If x represents the number of pounds of chicken Sergio buys, and y represents the number of pounds of ham he buys, which inequality represents this situation?

Answer 1

4.29x + 6.99y ≤ 88

Explanation:

x represents the number of pounds of chicken he can buy and y represents the number of pounds of ham he can buy. Multiplying the price per pound by the number of pounds he will buy will give you the amount of money he will spend and here he has only $88. Which means the amount of money he will spend should be less than or equal to $88 as shown in the inequality above.

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