Question: DATE NAME Problem Solving with Inequalities (continued) Problem 2 Denise bought 14 tropical fish at Aquaworld. Some were neons at 39c each and the rest

DATE NAME Problem Solving with Inequalities
DATE NAME Problem Solving with Inequalities (continued) Problem 2 Denise bought 14 tropical fish at Aquaworld. Some were neons at 39c each and the rest 59c each. If Denise spent no more than $6 for the fish, find the greatest possible number bought. a. What does the problem ask you to find? b. Let f = number of fantails purchased. Give an expression in terms of f for: the number of neons purchased the cost in cents for the fantails the cost in cents for the neons c. Use the fact that Denise spent no more than $6 to write an inequality for the problem. d. Solve the inequality. e. Write your answer to the problem. (Remember: You cannot buy part of a fish!) f. Check your results with the statements of the problem. Did Denise buy 14 fish in all? At most, what did the fantails cost? What did the remaining fish (neons) cost? Is the total cost less than $6.00

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