Question

6. Charlie can spend up to $8 on lunch. He wants to buy a tuna sandwich, a bottle of

Answer 1

Answer:

The maximum number of pounds of potato salad that Charlie can buy is 0.375

Step-by-step explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

Let

a ----> the cost of one tuna sandwich

b ----> the cost of a bottle of apple juice

c ----> the cost per pound of potato salad

x ----> pounds of potato salad

we have

$a=\ 4.25$

$b=\ 2.25$

$c=\ 4.00/lb$

we know that

He wants to buy a tuna sandwich, a bottle of  apple juice, and x pounds of potato salad and can spend up to $8

The inequality that represent this situation is

$a+b+cx \leq 8$

substitute the given values

$4.25+2.25+4.00x \leq 8$

Solve for x

Combine like terms

$6.50+4.00x \leq 8$

Subtract 6.50 both sides

$4.00x \leq 8-6.50$

$4.00x \leq 1.50$

Divide by 4 both sides

$x \leq 1.50/4.00$

$x \leq 0.375\ lbs$

therefore

The maximum number of pounds of potato salad that Charlie can buy is 0.375