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The drama club you are part of is hosting a pancake breakfast. You are in charge of buying the sausage, which costs $5 per pound, and bacon, which costs $4 perpound. The meat budget you are given totals $500 dollars. The inequality 5x + 4y < 500 represents the possible combinations of pounds of sausage (x) and bacon(y) you can buyA. 20 pounds of sausage and 90 pound of baconB. 40 pound of sausage and 40 pound of bacon C. 60 pound of sausage and 80 pound of bacon D. 80 pound of sausage and 20 pound of bacon​

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Answer:C.Step-by-step explanation:Look at the pictures.x - sausagey - baconA. 20 pounds of sausage and 90 pound of baconx = 20 → y = 100 > 90B. 40 pound of sausage and 40 pound of bacon x = 40 → y = 75 > 40C. 60 pound of sausage and 80 pound of bacon x = 60 → y = 50 < 80D. 80 pound of sausage and 20 pound of bacon​x = 80 → y = 25 > 20