Question

Which inequality can be used to represent this problem? pleaseeeee help

Propane costs $3.50 per hundred pounds, and there is a $6 monthly delivery fee. A family has budgeted $85 for their propane this month. How many hundreds of pounds, x, can the family use without going over budget?

3.5x−6<85

3.5x−6≤85

3.5x+6≤85

3.5x+6<85

Answer 1

Answer

Option ( C )  is correct i.e 3.5x+6 ≤ 85 .

Reason

As given in the question

x represented the pounds of propane delivered .

As given

Propane costs $3.50 per hundred pounds .

there is a $6 monthly delivery fee.

A family has budgeted $85 for their propane this month.

Than the equation becomes

3.5x+6 ≤ 85

Therefore option (C) is correct .

Hence proved