Kate spent at most $2.50 on apples and oranges. She bought 5 apples at $0.36 each. What is the most She spent on oranges
Assumptions and givens:
The phrase at most means less than or equal to, so we have:
a + o <= 2.50
Find the cost of apples (a)
a = price per apple * quantity of apples
a = 0.36 * 5
a = 1.8
Our new inequality with a = 1.8 is:
1.8 + o <= 2.50
Typing this inequality into our search engine, we get:
o <= 0.7
Assumptions and givens:
- Let a be the total cost of apples
- Let o be the total cost of oranges
The phrase at most means less than or equal to, so we have:
a + o <= 2.50
Find the cost of apples (a)
a = price per apple * quantity of apples
a = 0.36 * 5
a = 1.8
Our new inequality with a = 1.8 is:
1.8 + o <= 2.50
Typing this inequality into our search engine, we get:
o <= 0.7