Question

Monica has $20. She needs to buy a gallon of milk that costs $2.50. She also wants to buy yogurt, which costs $1.20 a cup. What is the greatest number of cups of yogurt Monica can buy?

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: The greatest number of cups of yogurt MOnica can buy is 14.

Explanation:

If she need to buy a gallon of milk then it means that $2.50 will be deducted from the money .

Use the the inequality to solve for how many cups of yogurt Monica can buy

1.20x + 2.50 ≤ 20

-2.50 2.50

1.20x ≤ 17.5

x≤14.5833...

which means the greatest number of cups of yogurt Monica can buy is 14.