There is a fisherman...

Question

There is a fisherman that sells fish smaller than 12 inches in length for $3.00, anything that is 12 inches or longer is $6.00 in price. His local fishing laws will not let him catch fish smaller than 6 inches. a. Write the inequalities for the size of $3.00 fish that he can sell. Let x be the length of a fish he sells. b. If you only had $4.50 with you, what is the largest fish you could buy from the fisherman? Explain how you know this.

Answer 1

Answer 2

11.999... inches is the largest fish you could buy with $4.50

Just under 12 inches. It costs $6 for a 12 inch or larger fish

for $3, 6 < x < 12