Question

Alonso brings \$21$21dollar sign, 21 to the market to buy eggs and avocados. He gets eggs that cost \$2.50$2.50dollar sign, 2, point, 50. Then, he notices that the store only sells avocados in bags of 333 for \$5$5dollar sign, 5. He wants to buy as many avocados as he can with his remaining money. Let BBB represent the number of bags of avocados that Alonso buys. 1) Which inequality describes this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

B ≤ 11 bags

Step-by-step explanation:

Alonso initially has $21. After buying eggs that cost $2.5, the money remaining = $21 - $2.5 = $18.5

Hence, the money remaining to buy Avocado = $18.5.

Each 3 bag of Avocado cost $5, hence 1 bag of avocado would cost $(5/3)

Therefore if B represent the number of bags of avocados bought by Alonso, it can be represented as:

B ≤ $18.5 ÷ $(5/3)

B ≤ 11.1

B ≤ 11

B ≤ 11 bags