Question

1. a bakery stall at a festival offers a discount of $4.25 for the first 30 customers. a single box of pastries costs $23.99. patricia is 15th in line, and she has $12.75 with her. let 23.99b represent the initial cost of the pastries. write an inequality to represent the situation.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the cost components

The initial cost of the pastries is \(23.99b\), and there is a discount of \$4.25. So the total cost Patricia will pay is LXI1. She has \$12.75, so the total cost must be less than or equal to the money she has.

Step2: Form the inequality

We set up the inequality as \(23.99b - 4.25 \leq 12.75\)

Answer:

\(23.99b - 4.25 \leq 12.75\)