You are serving bratwurst and hamburgers at your annual picnic. you want at least 3 bratwursts or hamburgers for each of your 50 guests. bratwursts cost $1.25 each and hamburgers $0.95 each. your budget is $200.

You want at least three food items for each of the 35 guests. That means you want at least 3(35) = 105 bratwursts or hamburgers. You can write this equation:

(number of bratwursts) + (number of hamburgers) (is at least) 105

x + y ≥ 105

Bratwursts cost $1.30 each and hamburgers cost $1.20 each. Your budget is $150. So, you want the cost of the food items to be less than or equal to $150. You can write this equation

(cost of bratwursts) + (cost of hamburgers) ≤ 150

(price of one bratwurst)(number of bratwursts) + (price of one hamburger)(number of hamburgers) ≤ 150

1.3x + 1.2y ≤ 150

hey there!

if she's saving for six months, let's divide the total number we need for the trip by six, dividing it into the amount that needs to be saved for each month.

500 ÷ 6 =

she needs to save at least this amount each month, so we should use this symbol: ≥

let x be the amount she saves each month.

your final answer is x ≥

hope this !