Question

Freddy is buying wings and nachos for a party. a box of ten wings cost $7.00 Nachos cost $4.00 per tray. He must spend less than $40 on the wings and nachos. Using x to represent each box of wings and y to represent each tray of wings and y to represent each tray of nachos. Create an inequality that correctly represents the possible number of boxes of wings and trays of nachos that freddy can buy and still be within his budget.

Answer 1

Hey there! The answer is 7x + 4y < 40

Let's first rearrange our data in a more structured way.

x represents a box of wings which has a cost of $7.00. Therefore the total cost of the boxes is 7x.

y represents a tray of nachos which has a cost of $4.00. Therefore the total cost of the trays is 4y.

The sum of the costs of trays and boxes, which is (7x + 4y) must be smaller than $40.

Now we can set up the inequality.
$7x + 4y < 40$

~ Hope this helps you!