Question

Nick, you have $ 7.00. Bagels cost $ 0.75 each, and a small container of cream cheese costs $ 1.29. Write an inequality to find the numbers of bagels Nick can buy. Identify what your variable represents.

Answer 1

let b= number of bagels you can buy and c = number of containers of cream cheese.

0.75b+1.29c<(or equal to) 7

If you don't like decimals:
75b+129c<(or equal to) 7