Question

Lillian is ordering a flower arrangement with roses and carnations. She doesn't want to spend

more than $36 on the arrangement. Roses cost $6 each and carnations cost $1 each.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers
and the following variables.
x = the number of roses
y = the number of carnations
x + y = 36
1 + x + 6 + y = 36
6 + x + 1 + y = 36
6x +y 36

Answer 1

6x+y=36

Explanation:

6x - A rose is $6 and you do not know how many she will buy so you would put an "x" after that symbolizing how many she will buy.

y - Carnations cost $1 and the amount purchased is unknown so you would use "y". Because they cost 1 dollar, you will not need to add 1 in front of "y" because "y" by itself is already known as one variable.

36 - The total cost of the arrangement is ultimately going to be $36