Suppose you buy whole wheat flour and white flour in bulk to make breads. Whole wheat flour costs $3.00/lb. and white flour costs $2.50/lb. You want to spend less than $13.00 and you need at least 4 lbs altogether.

a. Write a system of inequalities that describes the situation.

b. Graph the inequalities and shade to solution. (You can attach the picture of the graph within your answer)

c. What are 2 possible solutions?

Please label your response to either part. Be specific and answer all of the information.
Thanks!

Question

Suppose you buy whole wheat flour and white flour in bulk to make breads. Whole wheat flour costs $3.00/lb. and white flour costs $2.50/lb. You want to spend less than $13.00 and you need at least 4 lbs altogether.

a. Write a system of inequalities that describes the situation.

b. Graph the inequalities and shade to solution. (You can attach the picture of the graph within your answer)

c. What are 2 possible solutions?

Please label your response to either part. Be specific and answer all of the information. 
Thanks!

mathmale · Answer

Hello, JoMary,
This is definitely an algebra problem, isn't it?
We need to buy two different kinds of flour:  white and whole wheat.
Would you please choose a variable to represent the weight of the white flour purchased, and another to represent the weight of the whole wheat flour?

texaschic101 · Answer

it looks like your working by yourself mathmale...lol

anonymous · Answer

Hi Mathmale, yes it is. P for the weight of flower purchased and W to represent the whole weight of flower.