Four families are planning to make a joint purchase at a warehouse club in order to purchase no more than 15 pounds of potatoes for each family how many potatoes should they buy?

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Answer:

x < 15.  

Step-by-step explanation:

Solving Inequalities Word Problems

Let X is the total pounds of potatoes that four families should buy

To purchase no more than 15, so they should buy 0< x < 15

Because four families are planning to make a joint purchase and we dont know their specific proportion  so we take x as the number on be haft.

Answer:

≤ 60 pounds of potatoes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of families = 4

Mass of potatoes for each family = 15 pounds

Total mass of potatoes = 15 × 4

= 60 pounds

The above said, "not more than", so an inequality is needed.

Mass of potatoes bought jointly by the 4 families = less than or equal to 60 pounds of potatoes

= ≤ 60 pounds of potatoes

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