Answer:
[tex]7p\leq 40[/tex]
Jamie can buy lunch for 5 person.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Jamie has $40.
Lunch cost per person = $7
Solution:
Jamie wants to treat some friends to lunch.He has $40 and knows that lunch will cost about $7 per person, p.
So, an inequality to represent this situation is written as:
[tex](Lunch\ cost\ per\ person)p\leq Total\ amount[/tex]
[tex]7p\leq 40[/tex]
[tex]p\leq \frac{40}{7}[/tex]
[tex]p\leq 5.71[/tex]
Hence, the answer is 5
Therefore, Jamie can buy lunch for 5 persons.
