SOLUTION: An insurance agency wants to buy pens and notepads to give away to customers. The company that supplies the items will ship them for free with the minimum purchase of at least 250

Question 1101379: An insurance agency wants to buy pens and notepads to give away to customers. The company that supplies the items will ship them for free with the minimum purchase of at least 250 items in all. The pens cost $1.45 each, and the notepads cost $0.40 each. The insurance agency wants to spend less than $165 in all. Let x equal the number of pens in an order, and let y equal the number of notepads in the same order. Which system of inequalities describes this situation if the agency orders at least 250 items?
A. 0.40x+1.45y<165, x+y>250
B. 0.40x+1.45y<250, x+y≥165
C. 1.45x+0.40y<165, x+y≥250
D. 1.45x+0.40y>250, x+y≥165
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minimum purchase of at least 250 items in all. The pens cost $1.45 each, and the notepads cost $0.40 each. The insurance agency wants to spend less than $165 in all. Let x equal the number of pens in an order, and let y equal the number of notepads in the same order.
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