Ms. Velez will use x gray bricks and y red bricks to build a wall around her garden. Gray bricks cost $0.45 each and red bricks cost $0.58 each. She can spend up to $200 on her project, and wants the number of red bricks to be less than half the number of gray bricks.

Which inequalities model the situation?

Choose exactly three answers that are correct.

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Golden Graham

10 February, 06:20

Ms. Velez will use x gray bricks and y red bricks to build a wall around her garden. Gray bricks cost $0.45 each and red bricks cost $0.58 each. She can spend up to $200 on her project, and wants the number of red bricks to be less than half the number of gray bricks.

Which inequalities model the situation?

Choose exactly three answers that are correct.

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Valeria Clarke · Answer 1

So,

Ms. Velez can spend $200 on her project.

She wants the red bricks to be less than half of the number of gray bricks.

x or red bricks < 1/2y or grey bricks

x < 1/2y

x + y ≤ $200

x < 1/2 ($200)

y > 1/2 ($200) AND y < $200