Ivan buys candy that costs $7 per pound. He will buy at most 9 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy?

Use c for the amount (in dollars) Ivan will spend on candy.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

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Desiree Underwood

8 December, 16:50

Ivan buys candy that costs $7 per pound. He will buy at most 9 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy?

Use c for the amount (in dollars) Ivan will spend on candy.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

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Clare Bradford · Answer 1

Answer: 7c ≤ 63

Ivan will buy at most 9 pounds of candy, which means that multiplying 9 by 7, the cost of the candy, will get your answer: 63. Plug these values into an inequality with a less than or equal to sign (≤) facing away from 63 and you're done!

Ivan buys candy that costs $7 per pound. He will buy at most 9 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy?Use c for the amount (in dollars) Ivan will spend on candy.Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.

Ivan buys candy that costs $7 per pound. He will buy at most 9 pounds of candy. What are the possible amounts he will spend on candy?

Use c for the amount (in dollars) Ivan will spend on candy.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for c.