Question

Watermelon cost $0.39 per pound. Joesphs watermelon costs between $4.00 and $5.00. Which compound inequality correctly represents the possible weights of this watermelon? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Possible weights are 4 / 0.39 = 10.256   and 5/39 = 12.821

if x is the weight the inequality is

10.3 < x < 12.8     rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer 2

Answer:

10.26<w<12.82 represents the weight of the watermelon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Watermelon cost $0.39 per pound. Let the weight of Joseph's water melon be w pounds.

Joesph watermelon costs between $4.00 and $5.00.

$\frac{4}{0.39}= 10.26$

$\frac{5}{0.39}= 12.82$

Means the melons are between 10.26 and 12.82 pounds.

Hence, the compound inequality is 10.26<w<12.82 which represents the weight of watermelon.