Mrs. Mendoza is making her special cantaloupe-and-honeydew salad for a school banquet and doesn't want to spend more than $25 at the supermarket. Currently, cantaloupes cost $1 each and honeydew melons cost $2 each.
Write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of cantaloupes she will purchase
y = the number of honeydew melons she will purchase
The cost of x cantaloupes is 1x and the cost of y honeydew melons is 2y.
The total cost of the cantaloupes and honeydew melons must be less than or equal to $25.
So, we can write the inequality as:
1x + 2y ≤ 25