SOLUTION: A friend has $60 to buy some new shirts and pants. Each shirt (x) costs $10. Each pair of pants (y) costs $20. Write and graph an inequality that shows how many shirts and pants yo

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Question 1117142: A friend has $60 to buy some new shirts and pants. Each shirt (x) costs $10. Each pair of pants (y) costs $20. Write and graph an inequality that shows how many shirts and pants your friend can buy.
Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10x + 20y = 60
mix and match:
6x + 0y = 60
4x + y = 60
2x + 2y = 60
0x + 3y = 60
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Now graph it and you're done
But what do you see in this exercise? Every time x goes up 2 y goes up 1.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A friend has $60 to buy some new shirts and pants. Each shirt (x) costs $10. Each pair of pants (y) costs $20. Write and graph an inequality that shows how many shirts and pants your friend can buy.
Correct INEQUALITY: 

Solve this for y and then graph the INEQUALITY.

Note that the INEQUALITY can be REDUCED! 

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