Question

Ahmad buys candy that costs $8 per pound. He will spend at least $56 on candy. What are the possible numbers of pounds he will buy?Use p for the number of pounds Ahmad will buy.Write your answer as an inequality solved for p.

Answer 1

Step 1

Cost of candy per pound = $8

Step 2

`\begin{gathered} 8p\text{ }\ge\text{ 56} \\ \\ p\text{ }\ge\text{ }(56)/(8) \\ \\ p\text{ }\ge\text{ 7} \end{gathered}`

Final answer