Carmen is purchasing hamburgers and chips for a party. A bag of chips costs $2 each and hamburgers cost $4 per pound. She must spend less than $50. Carmen will be buying at least Question 2 six pounds of hamburgers. Which of the following is a solution for Carmen? Question 3 Question 4

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Carmen is purchasing hamburgers and chips for a party. A bag of chips costs $2 each and hamburgers cost $4 per pound. She must spend less than $50. Carmen will be buying at least  Question 2   six pounds of hamburgers. Which of the following is a solution for Carmen?   Question 3 Question 4

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Total Cost = 2x (Cost of Chips) + 4y (Cost of Hamburger)
50 = 2x (Cost of Chips(# of chips)) + 4(6) (Cost of Hamburger (amount of pounds))

50 = 2x + 24
2x = 26
x = 13
Therefore she can buy 13 bags of chips along with six pounds of hamburgers!