Question 9 • CMS 2026-2027 NC Math 1 CREDIT RECOVERY
A baker makes apple tarts and apple pies each day. Each tart, t , requires 1 apple, and each pie, p , requires 8 apples. The baker receives a shipment of 184 apples every day. If the baker makes no more than 40 tarts per day, which system of inequalities can be used to find the possible number of pies and tarts the baker can make?
Answer
A
t is less than or equal to 40 p is less than or equal to 184
B
t is less than or equal to 40 8 p plus t is less than or equal to 184
C
t is less than or equal to 40 8 p is less than or equal to 184
D
t is less than or equal to 40 p plus 8 t is less than or equal to 184
Explanation
The tart limit gives t ≤ 40. Each pie uses 8 apples and each tart uses 1, so making p pies and t tarts uses 8p + t apples. Since the baker has 184 apples, 8p + t ≤ 184. These inequalities match choice A.
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