Answer:
Number of salsa jars you can buy is 8 jars
The number of bags of chips you can buy is 28 bags
Step-by-step explanation:
The question above is incomplete.
In other to complete it, we would have to make some assumptions.
You are in charge of buying the chips, which cost $2.50 per bag and salsa, which costs $4 per jar. The chips & salsa budget you are given totals $60. The inequality 2.5x + 4y less than or equal to 60 represents the possible combinations of chips (x) and salsa (y ) you can buy.
Hence, we solve for x and y
The inequality is given:
2.5x + 4y ≤ 60
2.5x + 4y = 60........ Equation 1
Let us assume that the total number of bags of chips - jar of salsa you can buy is equal to 20.
Hence:
x - y = 20...... Equation 2
x = 20 + y
Substitute 20 + y for x in Equation 1
2.5x + 4y = 60........ Equation 1
2.5(20 + y) + 4y = 60
50 + 2.5y + 4y = 60
Collect like terms
2.5y + 4y = 60 -50
6.5y = 50
y = 50/6.5
y = 7.6923076923
Approximately to the nearest whole number
Number of salsa jars you can buy is 8
From here, we can solve for x based on this assumptions
x - y = 20
x - 8 = 20
x = 20 + 8
x = 28
The number of bags of chips you can buy is 28 bags
