Question

Latoya buys candy that costs 5 per pound. She will spend more than $30 on candy. What are the possible numbers of pounds she will buy?

Answer 1

x > 6

Step-by-step explanation: If 6 pounds multiplied by 5 dollars equals 30 dollars, Latoya must buy more than 6 pounds to go over 30 dollars. However, there are an indefinite amount of numbers that are over 6, so the simplest way to represent this answer is "x > 6".

Answer 2

She will possibly by 6 pounds of candy