Dan bought x pounds of potatoes for $0.85 per pound and y pounds of grapes for $1.29 per pound. The total cost was less than $5. Which inequality represents his purchase?

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Chirag Ingde · Answer 1 · 2018-07-19T21:53:55+0000

An inequality that represents his purchase is 0.85x + 1.29y < 5. The sign is less than, because you spend less than that, not equal to that.