Question

belle is ordering a flower arrangement with roses and carnations. she doesnt want to spend more than $43 on the arrangement. roses cost $5.91 each and carnations cost $1.24 each. write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. use the given numbers and the following variables. x = the number of roses y = the number of carnations

Explanation:

Step1: Determine cost of roses

The cost of $x$ roses, with each rose costing $5.91$ dollars, is $5.91x$ dollars.

Step2: Determine cost of carnations

The cost of $y$ carnations, with each carnation costing $1.24$ dollars, is $1.24y$ dollars.

Step3: Set up the inequality

The total cost of roses and carnations should not exceed $43$ dollars. So the inequality is $5.91x + 1.24y\leq43$.

Answer:

$5.91x + 1.24y\leq43$