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Mrs. Harding is ordering senior portraits of her son to send to their relatives. A medium photo costs $18 and a large photo costs $45. She wants to spend less than $430 in total.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of medium photos
y = the number of large photos
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To formulate the inequality that describes Mrs. Harding's situation, we can express the total cost of the medium and large photos in relation to her budget.
Let:
- \( x \) = the number of medium photos
- \( y \) = the number of large photos
The cost of medium photos is \( 18x \) (since each medium photo costs $18), and the cost of large photos is \( 45y \) (since each large photo costs $45).
According to the problem, Mrs. Harding wants to spend less than $430. Therefore, we can set up the inequality as follows:
\[
18x + 45y < 430
\]
This is the inequality in standard form that describes Mrs. Harding's situation.
Let:
- \( x \) = the number of medium photos
- \( y \) = the number of large photos
The cost of medium photos is \( 18x \) (since each medium photo costs $18), and the cost of large photos is \( 45y \) (since each large photo costs $45).
According to the problem, Mrs. Harding wants to spend less than $430. Therefore, we can set up the inequality as follows:
\[
18x + 45y < 430
\]
This is the inequality in standard form that describes Mrs. Harding's situation.