Question 874904

A band sells CDs for $8 each and T-shirts for $15 each. Sarah wants to buy some CDs and T-shirts as gifts for her friends but the most she can spend is $75.

Write an inequality using x and y variables to represent the situation and explain what the variables x and y represent in your inequality.

Thank you guys so much for helping me.
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Let x and y represent the number of CDs and T-shirts she can buy, respectively
Amount she can spend on CDs:         8x
Amount she can spend on T-shirts:   15y
Since "THE MOST" means just that, we use the inequality: {{{_<=_}}}
Since "THE MOST" she can spend is $75, we get: {{{highlight_green(highlight_green(8x + 15y <= 75)))}}}

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