Question

Joaquin has a $50 gift card from pizza palace . All pizzas at pizza palace cost $7 each . Joaquin wants to give the driver a $5 tip for delivering the pizza . Which inequality could be used to determine the possible number of pizzas,p, he could order with his gift card , including the tip?

Answer 1

`7p + 5 \le 50`

Explanation:

The number of pizzas is p.

One pizza costs $7.

p number of pizzas cost 7p.

The total cost is the cost of the pizzas plus the $5 tip.

The total cost is 7p + 5

He can spend $50 or less, so the total cost must be less than or equal to $50.

Answer:
`7p + 5 \le 50`