Question

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at the end of class, create your own inequality based on a real - life situation (money, sports, time, school, snacks, etc.) and write it clearly. then explain in words what the inequality means in your context.
“the inequality i created was ______________.
the solution means ______________.”

Explanation:

Step1: Define a real - life situation

Let's consider the situation of buying snacks. Suppose a bag of chips costs $2 and a candy bar costs $1. You have $10 to spend. Let $x$ be the number of bags of chips and $y$ be the number of candy bars. The total amount you spend is $2x + y$. Since you can't spend more than $10, the inequality is $2x + y\leq10$.

Step2: Explain the inequality

The inequality $2x + y\leq10$ means that the total cost of the bags of chips (where each bag costs $2$) and the candy bars (where each costs $1$) must be less than or equal to the $10$ dollars you have available to spend on snacks.

Answer:

The inequality I created was $2x + y\leq10$. The solution means that the total cost of the bags of chips and candy bars must be less than or equal to the $10$ dollars available for snack - buying.