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#11992

inequalities

money

word problem

easy

85 sec

A customer is buying $m$ pounds of almonds and $c$ pounds of cashews. The customer wants to buy at least 5 pounds of nuts in total. If almonds cost $6 p er p o u n d an d c a s h e w scos t$ 8 per pound, and the customer has a budget of $35$ , which system of inequalities models this situation?

A.

$m + c \geq 5$ \n $6 m + 8 c \leq 35$

B.

$m + c \leq 5$ \n $6 m + 8 c \geq 35$

C.

$6 m + 8 c \geq 5$ \n $m + c \leq 35$

D.

$m + c \geq 35$ \n $6 m + 8 c \leq 5$