Ashley can buy a number of boxes of candy, b , as represented by the inequality 2.50b _/< 30. How many boxes of candy can she buy? Select THREE that are correct.

Question

A.
10

B.
11

C.
12

D.
13

Answer 1

To solve the inequality \( 2.50b \leq 30 \), we first divide both sides by 2.50:

\[ b \leq \frac{30}{2.50} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ \frac{30}{2.50} = 12 \]

This means that \( b \) must be less than or equal to 12. Therefore, the possible whole numbers for \( b \) are 0 through 12.

The options presented are:

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

Among these, the ones that meet the criteria \( b \leq 12 \) are:

• A. 10
• B. 11
• C. 12

Option D. 13 does not satisfy the inequality.

Thus, the correct answers are A (10), B (11), and C (12).