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Kendra is making a large salad for a party. She buys lettuce for $2.25 per pound and tomatoes for $2.65 per pound. She spends at least $8.

Let x represent the number of pounds of lettuce that Kendra buys. Let y represent the number of pounds of tomatoes that Kendra buys.

Which inequality represents this situation?


A. 2.25x+2.65y>8

B. 2.25x+2.65y<8

C. 2.25x+2.65y≤8

D.2.25x+2.65y≥8

Answer 1

The answer is D.
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Answer 2

Answer: The correct option is

(D)
`2.25x+2.65y\geq8.`

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Kendra is making a large salad for a party. She buys lettuce for $2.25 per pound and tomatoes for $2.65 per pound. She spends at least $8.

x represent the number of pounds of lettuce that Kendra buys and y represent the number of pounds of tomatoes that Kendra buys.

We are to select the inequality that represents the situation.

We have

total amount of money that Kendra spends on lettuce is given by

`a_l=2.5* x=2.5x`

and the total amount of money that she spends on tomatoes is

`a_t=2.65* y=2.65y.`

Therefore, the inequality can be written as

`a_l+a_t\geq 8\\\\\Rightarrow 2.25x+2.65y\geq8.`

Thus, option (D) is CORRECT.