Question

At a farm stand, red peppers cost $4 per pound and green peppers cost $2 per pound. Tao wants to buy at least 8 pounds of peppers but spend no more than $28. The system of inequalities represents the number of pounds of red peppers, r, and the number of pounds of green peppers, g, Tao can buy.

r + g ≥ 8

4r + 2g ≤ 28

Answer 1

What are the minimum and maximum numbers of pounds of red peppers he can buy?

The minimum is 0 pounds, and the maximum is 2 pounds.
The minimum is 0 pounds, and the maximum is 6 pounds.
The minimum is 2 pounds, and the maximum is 6 pounds.
The minimum is 2 pounds, and the maximum is 7 pounds.

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

@iambatman

Answer 4

\(r \ge -g + 8\)
\(r \le -\dfrac{1}{2}g + 7\)