Question

Mr. Cornapple is the fruit & vegetable buyer for a large school district. In a given week, he has a budget of $6,550. Bushels of apples cost $40 each, and bushels of corn cost $30 each. The following inequality represents the amount of money that Mr. Cornapple spends on apples and corn.

Answer 1

40x + 30y ≤ 6,550

Explanation:

Given:

Cost of each apple bushels = $40

Cost of each corn bushels = $30

Total budget = $6,550

Find:

Inequality

Computation:

Assume;

Total number of apple bushels = x

Total number of corn bushels = y

So,

40x + 30y ≤ 6,550