Question

an export company is reserving some containers to ship cargo overseas, and the expense must be under $53,000. a standard container costs $1,433.86 and a large container costs $4,620.45. write the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. use the given numbers and the following variables. x = the number of standard containers y = the number of large containers

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate cost of standard containers

The cost of $x$ standard - containers is $1433.86x$ since each standard container costs $1433.86$.

Step2: Calculate cost of large containers

The cost of $y$ large - containers is $4620.45y$ since each large container costs $4620.45$.

Step3: Set up the inequality

The total cost of standard and large containers must be under $53000$. So the inequality is $1433.86x + 4620.45y<53000$.

Answer:

$1433.86x + 4620.45y<53000$