costs .50 cent per scoop, pepper cost .75 per scoop, and he wants to spend less than $5. He plans to bring home no more than 8 scoops of season in total.         Identify two possible solutions graphically or algebraically. Give one combination that does not satisfy this situation.   Question:   Can he afford 10 scoops of salt if he gets no pepper?

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Tom is going to turn Little Quacker into a roast duck! He goes to the
grocery store to get some salt and pepper to season his duck dinner.
Salt costs .50 cent per scoop, pepper cost .75 per scoop, and he wants
to spend less than $5. He plans to bring home no more than 8 scoops
of season in total.
 
 
 
 
Identify two possible solutions graphically or algebraically. Give one combination that does not
satisfy this situation.
 
Question:
 
Can he afford 10 scoops of salt if he gets no pepper?
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