Question

Nick is making a fruit salad. He buys apples for $1.29 per pound and oranges for $1.35 per pound. He spends no more than $12.

Let x represent the number of pounds of apples that Nick buys. Let y represent the number of pounds of oranges that Nick buys.

Which inequality represents this situation?



Responses

a 1.29x+1.35y<12
a 1.29 x plus 1.35 y less than 12

b 1.29x+1.35y>12
b 1.29 x plus 1.35 y greater than 12

c 1.29x+1.35y≥12
c 1.29 x plus 1.35 y greater than or equal to 12

d 1.29x+1.35y≤12

Answer 1

Total cost = 1.29x + 1.35y. "No more than $12" means ≤ 12.

Answer: d) 1.29x + 1.35y ≤ 12.