Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. He has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack.

Pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. Pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar.

Let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce.

Identify each point as either a solution to the system or not a solution to the system of inequalities.

(1, 12)

(2, 10)

(4, 5)

(6, 8.25)

(12, 8)

(18, 6)

Question

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. He has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack.

Pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. Pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar.

Let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce.

Identify each point as either a solution to the system or not a solution to the system of inequalities.

(1, 12) 

(2, 10) 

(4, 5) 

(6, 8.25) 

(12, 8) 

(18, 6)

bonnieisflash1.0 · Answer

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joshmorris · Answer

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vuriffy · Answer

Hello.

vuriffy · Answer

(1, 12) 

(2, 10) 

(4, 5) 

(6, 8.25) 

(12, 8) 

(18, 6)

vuriffy · Answer

You have to test them for money limit and pound limit.

vuriffy · Answer

(1, 12)
1(1) + 3(12) = 1 + 36 = $37. Which is proven not to be a solution already for surpasses the money limit.

madeleine2 · Answer

ok i plugged in the numbers like you did for the next one 1(2) + 3(10) but i dont know how to know if something is a solution or not @Vuriffy