Question

The Home Depot has two special lawnmowers for sale this year. The electric mower costs $300 each, and the gas-powered mower costs $450 each. The store has room for 25 total mowers, and the store has to order at least $6000 worth of mowers to start the sale.

Answer 1

Answer:

300a + 450b ≤ 6000

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Cost of electric mower = $300

Cost of gas mower = $450

Total number of mower = 25

Cost of total mower is at least = $6,000

Find:

Number of each mower equation

Computation:

Number of electric mower = a

Number of gas mower = b

So,

Equations

a + b ≤ 25 ........ Equation 1

300a + 450b ≤ 6000 .......  Equation 1