Perdita goes to the fruit market with $9 to buy avocadoes. Each avocado costs $2. Write and solve an inequality to find the greatest number of avocadoes Perdita can buy

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Deshawn Orozco

Mathematics

25 September, 05:49

Perdita goes to the fruit market with $9 to buy avocadoes. Each avocado costs $2. Write and solve an inequality to find the greatest number of avocadoes Perdita can buy

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Mackenzie Huerta · Answer 1

Let x = number of avocadoes she can buy

let y = total cost

y = 2x

9 = 2x 9/2 = 4.5

4.5 = x

(you cannot cut the avocado in half therefore your answer is simply 4)