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Jerry needs to buy nails and screws for the construction site. Nails cost $2.75 per pound and screws cost $3.25 per pound. If he only has $500 to spend on nails and screws, which inequality represents the situation where he buys x pounds of nails and y pounds of screws?

A) 3.25x + 2.75y ≤ 500
B) 3.25x + 2.75y ≥ 500
C) 2.75x + 3.25y ≤ 500
D) 2.75x + 3.25y ≥ 500

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User Mehbub
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Answer:

c

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