Question

At a candy store a bag holds up to 1 pound of candy. Each jawbreaker (x) weighs 0.25 pounds and each gumball (y) weighs 0.1 pounds. Which inequality shows the solution for all combinations of the two candies that will fit in the 1-pound bag?

Answer 1

.25x + .1y < 1. The bag holds up to one pound of candy, assuming that it cannot hold a full pound. The number of jawbreakers times their weight plus the number of gumballs times their weight has to be less than one full pound.