Question

ahab went to the farmer’s market on monday. he has no more than $23.00 to spend in his wallet. ahab bought one pumpkin for $7.75 and several pounds of oranges for $3.50 per pound. write an inequality to represent how many pounds of oranges ahab can buy. use x for the variable.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine total spending limit

Ahab has at most $23.00 to spend.

Step2: Calculate pumpkin cost

He bought a pumpkin for $7.75.

Step3: Calculate orange cost

Oranges cost $3.50 per pound, and let \( x \) be pounds of oranges. So orange cost is \( 3.50x \).

Step4: Formulate the inequality

Total spending (pumpkin + oranges) must be ≤ $23.00. So \( 7.75 + 3.50x \leq 23.00 \).

Answer:

\( 7.75 + 3.50x \leq 23.00 \)