The Yardley High School science department can spend no more than $3,800 on textbooks this year. The department needs to buy both Biology textbooks, which cost $79 apiece, and Chemistry textbooks, which cost $36 apiece.Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.x= the number of Biology textbooksy= the number of Chemistry textbooksChoices:(A) 79x+36y≤3,800(B) 79x + 36y < 3,800(C) 36x+79y≤3,800(D) 36x + 79y < 3,800
Q. The Yardley High School science department can spend no more than $3,800 on textbooks this year. The department needs to buy both Biology textbooks, which cost $79 apiece, and Chemistry textbooks, which cost $36 apiece.Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.x= the number of Biology textbooksy= the number of Chemistry textbooksChoices:(A) 79x+36y≤3,800(B) 79x+36y<3,800(C) 36x+79y≤3,800(D) 36x+79y<3,800
Calculate Biology textbooks cost: Biology textbooks cost $79 each, so the total cost for x Biology textbooks is 79x.
Calculate Chemistry textbooks cost: Chemistry textbooks cost $36 each, so the total cost for y Chemistry textbooks is 36y.
Set total spending limit: The total spending on textbooks cannot exceed $3,800, so the sum of the costs for Biology and Chemistry textbooks must be less than or equal to$3,800.
Formulate inequality: The inequality that represents this situation is 79x+36y≤3,800.
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