SOLUTION: Cherries cost $2/lb. Grapes cost $1.50/lb. You can spend no more than $9 on fruit, and you need at least 5 lbs in all. Create a graph showing how much fruit you can buy.

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Question 1066668: Cherries cost $2/lb. Grapes cost $1.50/lb. You can spend no more than $9 on fruit, and you need at least 5 lbs in all. Create a graph showing how much fruit you can buy.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x pounds cherries
y pounds grapes
system%282x%2B1.5y%3C=9%2Cx%2By%3E=5%29


This shows just the reference lines, not the actual graphed inequalities:
graph%28400%2C400%2C-2%2C10%2C-2%2C10%2C-4x%2F3%2B6%2C-x%2B5%29
The narrow upper triangle to the left is the solution region. This is the triangle with the vertices (3,2), (0,5), (0,6).