Respuesta :
Answer:
The required inequity is: [tex]5x\leq 12[/tex]
The price of a gold fish should be less than or equal to $2.4 so that you can by 5 fish.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
You have $12 to buy five goldfish for your new fish tank.
Let the cost of a goldfish is $x.
For 5 gold fish you needs to pay $5x.
Thus, the required inequity is:
[tex]5x\leq 12[/tex]
We use less than equal to sign as you can pay $12 but not more than it.
Now simplify the above inequity as shown:
Divide both the sides by 5
[tex]\frac{5x}{5}\leq \frac{12}{5}[/tex]
[tex]x\leq 2.4[/tex]
Thus, the price of a gold fish should be less than or equal to $2.4 so that you can by 5 fish.