You have $12 to by five goldfish for your new fish tank. Write and solve an ineq

Cem Hayes

Cem Hayes

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2021-09-09

You have $12 to by five goldfish for your new fish tank. Write and solve an inequality that represents the prices you can pay per fish.

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Velsenw

Velsenw

Skilled2021-09-10Added 91 answers

Calculation:
Let x be the price per fish. Then the price for gold fish is 5x. Since the price for 5 gold fish can be no more than 12 dollars, the inequality that represents price per fish is
5x12
Therefore, the inequality that represents the price per fish is 5x12.
Solve the inequality 5x12 as shown below.
5x12
5x5125 Divide by 2 on both sides.
x2.4
Therefore, the solution to the inequality 5x12 is x2.4.

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