Question

Jerry needs to buy nails and screws for the construction site. Nails cost $2.75 per pound and screws cost $3.25 per pound. If he
only has $500 to spend on nails and screws, which inequality represents the situation where he buys x pounds of nails and y
pounds of screws?
A)
3.25x +2.75y s 500
B)
3.25x + 2.75y 2 500
2.75x + 3.25y s 500
D)
2.75x + 3.25y 2 500

Answer 1

Answer:

C) 2.75x+3.25y ≤ 500

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are the correct options given:

A) 3.25x +2.75y ≤ 500

B)  3.25x + 2.75y ≥ 500

C) 2.75x + 3.25y ≤ 500

D)  2.75x + 3.25y ≥ 500

Given: Nails cost is $2.75 per pound

           Screw cost is $3.25 per pound

           Jerry has only $500 to spend on nails and screws.

           x represent quantity of nail bought and y represent quantity of screw    bought.

As given we know that Jerry has only $500 to spend, so the total cost has to be less than or equal to $500. It cannot go more than $500.

Remember, Total cost= $\textrm{cost of goods per pound}\times quantity$

Now, Inequality to represent the cost of buying nails and screw.

$\ 2.75\times x\ pounds+ \ 3.25\times y\ pounds\leq \ 500$

∴ $2.75x+3.25y\leq 500$