Jamiyah and Samantha went to a grocery store and purchased a bag of 22 apples. Let x represent the Jamiyah’s portion of the apples and let y represent Samantha’s portion of the apples. Which equation can be used to represent the possible ways that Jamiyah and Samantha can split the 22 apples? (explain the answer also) A. xy=22
B. x-y=22
C. y=x+22
D. x+y=22

a) at most means it can cost $12 or less

so the inequality sign would be ≤

you would then need to multiply the number of toppings by the 0.35 for each one and add it to the cost of the cheese pizza.

the equation would be 9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

b) using the above equation:

9.99 + 0.35x ≤ 12

subtract 9.99 from each side:

0.35x ≤2.01

divide both sides by 0.35:

x ≤ 2.01 / 0.35

x ≤5.74

at most you could have 5 toppings.

the 5 topping pizza would cost: 0.35 x 5 = 1.75 + 9.99 = $11.74