Question

You have at most $23 to spend at a market. Apples cost $0.50 each, and pears cost $0.75 each. Let a be numbers of apples and p be numbers of pears. Write an inequality that represents the numbers of apples and pears you can afford.

Answer 1

Apples only

0.50a ≤ 23

Pears only

0.75p ≤ 23

Apples and Pears together

0.50a + 0.75p ≤ 23

Explanation:

Since it said that "at most", the sign should be ≤