SOLUTION: School sweatshirts cost $8 or $12 depending on the size (youth or adult). The total amount of money brought in at a Friday morning spirit sale was at most $216.00. Write a lin

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Question 948494: School sweatshirts cost $8 or $12 depending on the size (youth or adult). The total amount of money brought in at a Friday morning spirit sale was at most $216.00.

Write a linear inequality to describe this situation.

Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y=number of Youth shirts; A=number of Adult shirts
$8Y+$12A<=$216 ANSWER: Inequality describing shirt sale.

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