SOLUTION: b) Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost

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Question 148152: b) Suppose you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees as the first phase of the project. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton cost $60 and each tree is $84, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget for rock and trees of $2,500? Write an inequality that illustrates the problem and solve. Express your answer as an inequality and explain how you arrived at your answer.
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30T*$60=$1800
2500-1800=$700 (Math problem)

84t/84 Less than or greater than 700/84t is less than or greater than 8.33 (8.33 is the number of trees you can buy round it off to 8 trees.)
1800+84*5 <2500
$2200< $2500 (the inequality amount for the amount used to buy trees and rocks)