Harry is organizing a picnic. He can spend at most $24.00 on beverages. Iced tea costs $2.00 per gallon and lemonade costs $2.50 per gallon. If x represents the number of gallons of iced tea and y represents the number of gallons of lemonade, which inequality shows the number of gallons of each drink that he can buy? Identify the number of gallons of iced tea that Harry can buy if he buys 5 gallons of lemonade.

$10

Step-by-step explanation:

x + 5y = $24

x + 5($2.50) = $24

x + $12.50 = $24

x = $24 - $12.50

x = $11.50/2

x = 5

Thus, Harry bought 5 gallons of iced tea which cost him $10.

the answer is y < -3 or   y > 3

-3y > 7 + 2

-3 y > 9

y < -3

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.