Question

You have $32 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $5 and each CD costs $9. what is a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs

Answer 1

you have $32

you can't spend more than that but you can spend less if you want, or you can spend exactly the amount you have.

the total cost will depend on how many cassettes you buy and how many CDs you buy

knowing this information, you can set up the inequality:

32 ≥ 5x + 9y

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