Scott buys candy that costs $7 per kilogram. He will spend at least $35 on candy. What are the possible numbers of kilograms he will buy? Use p for the number of kilograms Scott will buy. Write your answer as an inequality solved for p.

p ≥ 5

Scott will buy at least 5 kilograms of candy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Inequalities

The candy Scott buys cost $7 per kilogram.

Let's set p=number of kilograms of candy Scott will buy.

The money spent to buy p kilograms of candy is 7p dollars.

The condition states he will spend at least $35 on candies, thus the following inequality is formed:

7p ≥ 35

Dividing by 7:

p ≥ 35/7

Operating:

p ≥ 5

Scott will buy at least 5 kilograms of candy.

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