The networking organization you joined is throwing a party. You are in charge of buying the chips, which cost $2.50 per bag and salsa, which costs $4 per jar. The chips & salsa budget you are given totals $60. The inequality 2.5x + 4y 60 represents the possible combinations of chips (x) and salsa (y) you can buy.

10 bags of chips and 2 jars of salsa

20 bags of chips and 2 jars of salsa

14 bags of chips and 5 jars of salsa

18 bags of chips and 6 jars of salsa

My answer is 14 bags of chips and 5 jars of salsa
Am I right? :)

Question

The networking organization you joined is throwing a party. You are in charge of buying the chips, which cost $2.50 per bag and salsa, which costs $4 per jar. The chips & salsa budget you are given totals $60. The inequality 2.5x + 4y  60 represents the possible combinations of chips (x) and salsa (y) you can buy.

10 bags of chips and 2 jars of salsa

 20 bags of chips and 2 jars of salsa

 14 bags of chips and 5 jars of salsa

 18 bags of chips and 6 jars of salsa

My answer is 14 bags of chips and 5 jars of salsa
Am I right? :)

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

isnt something missing in there?

anonymous · Answer

The networking organization you joined is throwing a party. You are in charge of buying the chips, which cost $2.50 per bag and salsa, which costs $4 per jar. The chips & salsa budget you are given totals $60. The inequality 2.5x + 4y <= 60 represents the possible combinations of chips (x) and salsa (y) you can buy.

anonymous · Answer

Sorry about that!

anonymous · Answer

no. where is the question? it is just the information. what are we trying to find here?

anonymous · Answer

I think we are trying to figure out how many bags of chips, and how many jars of salsa we can by

anonymous · Answer

provided...?

anonymous · Answer

and could you explain how you got the two numbers?

anonymous · Answer

Im not sure... This question confuses me! Lol

anonymous · Answer

I got the two numbers by looking at the graph. The shading starts at 14

anonymous · Answer

there is one condition and two unknowns... 
the system is underdetermined.
In your graph, any point in the1st quadrant and shaded can satisfy

anonymous · Answer

or you can draw a perpendicular from (0,0) to the line and see what point it touches the line..?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1363579474514:dw|

anonymous · Answer

it touches at 9.5,12?

anonymous · Answer

no, below y=8
more like D

anonymous · Answer

Oh ok, so it would be 18 bags of chips and 6 jars of salsa?

anonymous · Answer

but, there is one line of the problem statement missing .
When I read it, it sounds like info, and asking nothing.

so......

anonymous · Answer

but D gives a vlue of 69!

anonymous · Answer

OH! I just found the other piece of the question (Which of the following does not represent a solution to the inequality?)  Since the budget is $60, D is not a solution since it exceeds the budget. Right?

anonymous · Answer

=====>>>   all options satisfy except "D"

anonymous · Answer

I just realized!!!
see told ya

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much! :)

anonymous · Answer

Lol sorry about that...