document.write( "Question 1203914: The tennis coach at Summerfield High School is purchasing equipment for the team. He has a budget of no more than $400 to purchase rackets and tennis balls. A large case of tennis balls costs $20, and a racket costs $40.
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document.write( "Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
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document.write( "x = the number of cases of tennis balls
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document.write( "y = the number of rackets
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Algebra.Com's Answer #839818 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "x = the number of cases of tennis balls \n" ); document.write( "y = the number of rackets\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "20x = cost of the tennis balls only \n" ); document.write( "40y = cost of the rackets only \n" ); document.write( "20x+40y = total cost of both types of items\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We want this cost to be $400 or smaller. \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, we arrive at the answer \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We could divide each value by the GCF 20, but I'll avoid doing so. This is because we lose the connection between the inequality and the given info. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |