Gamal is buying ham and turkey to make sandwiches for a party. At most, he can spend $50, and he must buy more than 8 pounds of meat to make enough sandwiches. The ham costs $6 per pound, and the turkey costs $7 per pound. He writes the system of inequalities shown to model h, the number of pounds of ham, and t, the number of pounds of turkey, he can buy.

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Leslie Holloway

7 January, 07:08

Gamal is buying ham and turkey to make sandwiches for a party. At most, he can spend $50, and he must buy more than 8 pounds of meat to make enough sandwiches. The ham costs $6 per pound, and the turkey costs $7 per pound. He writes the system of inequalities shown to model h, the number of pounds of ham, and t, the number of pounds of turkey, he can buy.

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Marin Marshall · Answer 1

H + t = 8

$6h + $7t ≤$50

h+t = 8

h + t-t=8-t

h = 8-t

$6 (8-t) + $7t ≤$50

48-6t + 7t≤50

48-48+t≤50-48

t ≤ 2

h=6

$6 (6) + $7 (2) ≤$50

36 + 14 ≤ 50

50≤50

He can buy 6 pounds of ham and 2 pounds of turkey