An export company is reserving some containers to ship cargo overseas, and the expense must be under $35,000. A standard container costs $1,405.62 and a large container costs $3,428.21.

Question

Write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of standard containers
y = the number of large containers

Answer 1

The cost of the standard containers is 1,405.62x.
The cost of the large containers is 3,428.21y.
The total cost must be less than or equal to $35,000.
So we have the inequality 1,405.62x + 3,428.21y ≤ 35,000.