The owner of a miniature golf course plans to spend no more than 300 on supplies. Golf balls cost 7.30 per dozen, and putters coat 10.95 each. The owner decideds to buy 10 dozen golf balls. Can the owner also afford to buy 20 putters? Wrote and solve an inequality to justify your answer.

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Briley Mack

Mathematics

8 October, 01:57

The owner of a miniature golf course plans to spend no more than 300 on supplies. Golf balls cost 7.30 per dozen, and putters coat 10.95 each. The owner decideds to buy 10 dozen golf balls. Can the owner also afford to buy 20 putters? Wrote and solve an inequality to justify your answer.

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Adan · Answer 1

Let x be the number of dozens of golf balls

and y be the number of putters

300 > 7.30x + 10.95y

300 > 7.30 (10) + 10.95 (20)

300 > 73.00 + 219.00

300 > 292.00

The owner can afford 20 putters

Zaria · Answer 2

Yes! All my work is shown above. In red are the main inequalities.