I only need help writing the equation, not solving it. This is sothe problem.
Manuel's budget allows no more than $50 per week for gasoline and car washes. Gasoline costs $2.30 per gallon, and a car wash costs $8.50. This week, Manuel gets a car wash. Write an inequality to find the number of gallons he can buy.
Thank you.
8.5 + 2.3x <= 50
8.50x+2.30y<50
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You're welcome.
To write the inequality, we can let "x" represent the number of gallons of gasoline Manuel can buy.
Given that Manuel's budget allows no more than $50 per week, we can write the inequality as:
2.30x + 8.50 ≤ 50
Explanation:
- We start by letting "x" represent the number of gallons of gasoline Manuel can buy.
- The cost of gasoline is $2.30 per gallon, so the cost of "x" gallons of gasoline would be 2.30x.
- Additionally, Manuel also gets a car wash, which costs $8.50.
- So, the total cost of gasoline and a car wash would be 2.30x + 8.50.
- The inequality states that the total cost should be less than or equal to $50, so we write ≤ 50.
Therefore, the inequality representing the number of gallons of gasoline Manuel can buy is 2.30x + 8.50 ≤ 50.