Question

Kaitlin buys candy that costs $6 per pound. She will spend less than $30 on candy. What are the possible numbers ofpounds she will buy?Use p for the number of pounds Kaitlin will buy.Write your answer as an inequality, solved for p.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of pounds Kaitlin will buy

p < 5

Explanation:

Given that each pound of candy costs $6

Since Kaitlin will spend less than $30 on candy, let the number of pounds she can buy with less than $30 be p, then

6p < 30

Divide both sides by 6

p < 30/6 = 5

p < 5