SOLUTION: You have $39 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $5 and each CD costs $11. Write a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number

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Question 950838: You have $39 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $5 and each CD costs $11. Write a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = number of tapes
y = number of cds

1 tape = 5 dollars
x tapes = 5x dollars

1 cd = 11 dollars
y cds = 11y dollars


x tapes + y cds = (5x + 11y) dollars

We must force the total cost to be less than or equal to $39 since this is our budget. Therefore,

5x%2B11y+%3C=+39

is the final answer.

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