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Question 1030198: It's my first time on here, so I apologize if I didn't put this in the right category. I looked for this question on here, but couldn't find it. Thanks!
worksheet: prentice hall algebra 1 extra practice page 23 chapter 6 #36
question: Suppose you can spend up to 10$ on bananas and apples. Apples cost $3 per pound and bands cost $1 per pound. List three possible combinations of apples and bananas you can buy.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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An apple or a banana would more likely be a nonwhole quantity of pounds than whole, so I will allow for this:

m pounds of apples
b pounds of bananas

c for the cost of bananas and apples as if for a mixture of them

c=10-----this is given.

3m%2B1%2Ab%3C=10
highlight%283m%2Bb%3C=10%29------"up to $10 on bananas and apples", according to the description. Pick values which work. This a linear inequality so you can graph this, and if you want, look for any WHOLE NUMBER ordered pair from the graph, if those are the kind of combinations you want. Notice again, this is as described, an INEQUALITY, so there may be several possible combinations.

If you want bananas as the vertical axis variable, and apples as the horizontal axis variable, then...
graph%28300%2C300%2C-2%2C10%2C-2%2C10%2C-3x%2B10%29
This would work better done either on graph paper, or using direct computations.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's my first time on here, so I apologize if I didn't put this in the right category. I looked for this question on here, but couldn't find it. Thanks!
worksheet: prentice hall algebra 1 extra practice page 23 chapter 6 #36
question: Suppose you can spend up to 10$ on bananas and apples. Apples cost $3 per pound and bands cost $1 per pound. List three possible combinations of apples and bananas you can buy.
Possible combinations: