Nasim and his children went into a restaurant and will buy hotdogs and drinks. He must buy at least 16 hotdogs and drinks altogether. Write an inequality that would represent the possible values for the number of hotdogs purchased, h, and the number of drinks purchased, d.Answer:
Q. Nasim and his children went into a restaurant and will buy hotdogs and drinks. He must buy at least 16 hotdogs and drinks altogether. Write an inequality that would represent the possible values for the number of hotdogs purchased, h, and the number of drinks purchased, d.Answer:
Define Variables: Let's define the variables for the number of hotdogs and drinks. Let h be the number of hotdogs and d be the number of drinks. The problem states that Nasim must buy at least 16 hotdogs and drinks altogether. This means that the sum of hotdogs and drinks should be greater than or equal to 16.
Write Inequality: We can write an inequality to represent this situation. The inequality will show the relationship between the number of hotdogs and drinks purchased. h+d≥16
Interpret Inequality: This inequality means that the total number of hotdogs and drinks (h+d) must be at least 16. It doesn't matter how many of each are bought, as long as when added together, they are equal to or greater than 16.
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