A grocery store sells almonds for $7/lb and peanuts for $5/lb. Let x represent the number of pounds of almonds, and let y represents the number of pounds of peanuts. Which inequality can be used to find how much of each type of nut can bought without spending more than $10?
A) 6x+3.5y greater than or equal to 60
B)6x+3.5y60
C)6y+3.5x greater than or equal to 60
D)6y+3.5x60

Question

A grocery store sells almonds for $7/lb and peanuts for $5/lb. Let x represent the number of pounds of almonds, and let y represents the number of pounds of peanuts. Which inequality can be used to find how much of each type of nut can bought without spending more than $10?
A) 6x+3.5y greater than or equal to 60
B)6x+3.5y>60
C)6y+3.5x greater than or equal to 60
D)6y+3.5x>60

phi · Answer

your answer choices don't seem to match up with the question

anonymous · Answer

7x + 5y < or = 10?

I'm not sure, like phi said, its not matching up.