Which is a better buy: 3 lb for $1.59 or 2.5 lb for$1.41?

You have 5.60 dollars to buy avocados for a guacamole recipe. Avocados cost 1.40 dollars each.

a. Write and solve an inequality that represents the numbers of avocados you can buy. b. Are there infinitely many solutions in this context? Explain.

Tashi wants to buy one can of lemon-lime soda for every three cans of cola. If she buys 36 cans of cola, how many cans of lemon-lime soda should she buy?

You have $30 to buy baseball cards. Each pack of cards costs$5. Write and solve an inequality that represents the number of packs of baseball cards you can buy and still have at least $10 left.

You have $9.60 to buy avocados for a guacamole recipe. Avocados cost$ 2.40 each. a. Write and solve an inequality that represents the number of avocados you can buy. b. Are there Infintely many solutions in thls context? Explain.

The function

$$C ( x ) = 17.5 x - 10$$

represents the cost (in dollars) of buying x tickets to the orchestra with a $10 coupon. a. How much does it cost to buy five tickets? b. How many tickets can you buy with$130?

Why would you wish to buy a piece of vacant land? Describe what your plans might be for the property in 10 or 20 years, including where you would buy such a Jot and its potential uses.

Which is the better buy: 8 boxes for $4.96 or 5 boxes for$3.25?

For your backyard, you buy 3 rose bushes, 6 geraniums, and 1 hosta. For your front yard, you buy 2 rose bushes and 5 hostas. Define and use variables to represent the total cost.

A researcher posed each of the following problems to Brazilian street children. They could solve one but not the other. Why do you suppose this happened? Which one could they solve? *A boy wants to buy chocolates. Each chocolate costs 50 cents. He wants to buy 3 chocolates. How much money does he need? *A boy wants to buy chocolates. Each chocolate costs 3 cents. He wants to buy 50 chocolates. How much money does he need?

Rafael wants to buy the same number of gift bags and bows. Gift bags are sold in packs of 6. Bows are sold in packs of 9. What is the least number of gift bags and bows that Rafael can buy?

You have $9.60 to buy avocados for a guacamole recipe. Avocados cost$2.40 each. a. Write and solve an inequality that represents the number of avocados you can buy. b. Are there infinitely many solutions in this context? Explain.

Yesterday, 50 bakery customers bought muffins and 11 of those customers bought banana muffins. If 100 customers buy muffins tomorrow, how many would you expect to buy a banana muffin?

Which of the following transactions would you complete with cash and for which would you write a check? Explain each of your choices. What generalizations can you make about when people choose to use cash to make their payments?

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Pay your $850 rent.$ $\bullet$ $Buy two$8 movie tickets for your friend and yourself.

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Make a $199 monthly payment for your car loan.$ $\bullet$ $Purchase your lunch for$5.99 at a fast food restaurant.

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Repay your uncle the $300 he loaned you last year.