Question

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You have $44 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $10 and each CD costs $12. Write a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs.


10x + 12y ≥ 44


12x + 10y ≥ 44


12x + 10y ≤ 44


10x + 12y ≤ 44

Answer 1

You have $44 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $10 and each CD costs $12. We need to write a linear inequality to represent this situation. Let \( x \) represent the number of cassette tapes and \( y \) represent the number of CDs.

The cost for \( x \) cassette tapes is \( 10x \) dollars and the cost for \( y \) CDs is \( 12y \) dollars. The total amount spent should be less than or equal to $44.

The correct inequality is:
\[ 10x + 12y \leq 44 \]

So, the correct answer is:
\[ 10x + 12y \leq 44 \]