Question

Ashley is shopping for a fruit basket to send to her grandmother. A fruit basket from

Mabel's Gift Shop costs $13 for the basket plus $1.50 for each piece of fruit. Jenny's Gifts
and More charges $15 for a similar basket with an additional cost of $1.25 per plece of
fruit.
Which Inequality can be used to find the amount of fruit, x, at which it would be less
expensive for her to order from Mabel's Gift Shop?

Answer 1

13 + 1.5x < 15 + 1.25x

Explanation:

Mabel: 13 + 1.5x

Jenny: 15 + 1.25x

Less expensive to shop at Mabel's. Less than sign <.

13 + 1.5x < 15 + 1.25x