SOLUTION: 7. Which inequality models the following situation? You want to spend less than $20 on asparagus and bananas. Asparagus is $3,00 per pound and bananas are $.50 per pound.

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Question 947150: 7.
Which inequality models the following situation?

You want to spend less than $20 on asparagus and bananas. Asparagus is $3,00 per pound and bananas are $.50 per pound. Let a represent the weight of the asparagus and b represent the weight of the bananas.


3a + 0.5b <= 20
3a + 0.5b >= 20
3a + 0.5b < 20
3a + 0.5b > 20
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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$3.00A + $0.50B < $20.00
The problem calls for less than not "or equal to" which eliminates the first two.
The last one represents spending more than $20.00.