The cost of the punch is $2 per bottle, so the total cost of the punch is $2x.
The cost of the juice is $3 per bottle, so the total cost of the juice is $3y.
The total cost of the drinks is the sum of the cost of the punch and the cost of the juice, which is $2x + $3y.
Mary wants to spend no more than $37 on the drinks, so we have the inequality:
$2x + $3y ≤ $37
For a community picnic, Mary is buying punch priced at $2 per bottle and juice priced at $3 per bottle. She wants to spend no more than $37 on these drinks in total.
Write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of bottles of punch
y = the number of bottles of juice
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