Question

Travis has a budget of $300 that he can spend on perennial flowers and at least 6 annual flowers. Perennial flowers are 18 dollars per plant and annual flowers are 15 dollars per plant. Let x be the amount spent on perennial flowers, and let y be the amount spent on annual flowers. What system of inequalities describes this situation?

Answer 1

• 18x + 15y ≤ 300
• x ≥ 0; y ≥ 6

Explanation:

Variables are defined in the problem statement.

18x +15y ≤ 300 . . . . total budget

y ≥ 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . minimum number of annuals

x ≥ 0 . . . . . number of perennials cannot be negative

This system of inequalities describes the situation.