Question

You can spend at most $20 on tomatoes and red peppers for a soup. Tomatoes cost $2.50 per pound and red peppers cost $4 per pound. Write and graph an inequality that represents the amounts of tomatoes and red peppers you can buy.

Answer 1

Answer:

The expression which represents the quantity of tomatoes and red peppers to buy is $ 2.50 × T + $ 4 × R = $ 20

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The total amount spend for soup = $ 20

The cost of Tomatoes = $ 2.50 per pound

The cost of Red peppers = $ 4 per pound

Let the quantity of tomatoes to be bought = T pound

The quantity of red peppers to be bought = R pound

So, According to question

$ 2.50 × T + $ 4 × R = $ 20

I.e The expression which represents the quantity of tomatoes and red peppers to buy is $ 2.50 × T + $ 4 × R = $ 20   . Answer