Inequality:
[tex]1.50t+1.25t+10.00\leq 20.00[/tex]
= [tex]2.75t+10.00 \leq 20.00[/tex]
(T is the number of tulip bulbs she buys. Each bulb costs $1.50; this gives the expression 1.50T.
She will buy the same number of pots as bulbs, since she needs a pot for each bulb. Each pot is $1.25; this gives the expression 1.25T.
Adding the $10 for potting soil to this, we have 1.50T+1.25T+10. She can spend no more than $20; this means she can spend less than or equal to 20.)
Solution:
= [tex]2.75t+10.00\leq 20.00[/tex]
= [tex]2.75t\leq 10.00[/tex]
= [tex]t\leq 3[/tex]
She is not able to buy exactly enough bulbs and pots to spend the full $20. When you divide 10 by 2.75 you receive a number that requires decimal notation.
