document.write( "Question 877537: You have $44 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $10 and each CD costs $12. Write a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #529380 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = # of tapes \n" ); document.write( "y = # of CDs\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Buying x tapes at $10 a tape, costs 10x dollars \n" ); document.write( "Buying y CDs at $12 a CD, costs 10y dollars \n" ); document.write( "Total cost: 10x+12y dollars\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You have $44 to spend, so this is the most you can spend. This is the upper limit or ceiling. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That means \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=======================================================\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the inequality is |