Question

Eli is purchasing chocolate truffles to use as party favors. To ensure there are enough for everyone, he needs to purchase at least 148 pieces. Dark chocolate truffles come in boxes of 12 pieces and milk chocolate truffles come in boxes of 31 pieces.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of boxes of dark chocolate truffles
y = the number of boxes of milk chocolate truffles

Answer 1

12x + 31y ≥ 148

(12 pieces per dark box times x plus 31 pieces per milk box times y must be at least 148 pieces.)