Can Elena purchase 1.5 pounds of dried chili peppers and 3 pounds of corn husks and spend less than $50?

Question

Elena is ordering dried chili peppers and corn husks for her cooking class. Chili peppers cost $16.95 per pound and corn husks cost $6.49 per pound.

Elena spends less than $50 on d pounds of dried chili peppers and h pounds of corn husks.

Answer 1

1.5 pounds chili x 16.95 + 3 pounds corn husks x 6.49 = 44.9, which is less than $50.

So, to answer your question, yes, the combination of 1.5 pounds of chili and 3 pounds of corn husks works.

However, if we write a general representation as below,

16.95d + 6.49h < 50

the choices for (d, h) are much more. The original question might mean to ask for a set of numbers as a solution, but not just one possible choice, say 1.5 pounds of chili and 3 pounds of corn husk.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Is (1.5)(16.95) + (3)(6.49) less than 50?

[d and h have nothing to do with answering.]