Bob buys candy that costs $6 per pound. He will buy at most 8 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy?

Question

Use c for the amount (in dollars) Bob will spend on candy.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

Answer 1

Bob will spend at most $6 per pound of candy, and he will buy at most 8 pounds of candy. Therefore,

c ≤ 6 * 8

Simplifying,

c ≤ 48

Therefore, the possible amounts Bob will spend on candy range from $0 up to $48, inclusive.