Mr.jacobs budgeted $1,200 for tiles. His sketch of the floor requires him to use 38 white tile. each white tile cost $12. Write and solve an inequality to find the maximum amount he can spend on his brown tile. I'm not sure how to write and solve the inequality. Can someone help me please thank you
(38 * 12) + b < 1200
How do you solve this?
I'm a little bit confused
456 + b < 1200
b < 1200 - 456
b < 744
NO CLUE I NEEDED HELP TOO!
To write and solve the inequality for this problem, we need to find the maximum amount Mr. Jacobs can spend on brown tiles, given that he has already spent $1,200 on white tiles.
Let's assume that each brown tile costs $x.
The total amount Mr. Jacobs can spend on brown tiles is equal to the budget he has remaining after purchasing the white tiles. Therefore, we can write the inequality as:
x * (number of brown tiles) ≤ remaining budget
To find the number of brown tiles, we need to know the total number of tiles required for the floor. However, the question does not provide this information. If you have this information, substitute it into the inequality. If you don't have it, you'll need to make some assumptions.
Let's assume that the number of brown tiles required is denoted by n.
Now we can rewrite the inequality as:
x * n ≤ 1200
This inequality states that the total cost of the brown tiles (x * n) must be less than or equal to $1200, which is the budget available for the tiles.
To solve the inequality, you need to know the value of n (the number of brown tiles required) or the maximum value of x (the cost of each brown tile). If either of these is provided, you can solve the inequality by either determining the maximum number of brown tiles (if n is given) or the maximum cost per brown tile (if x is given).
If both n and x are unknown, you will need additional information to solve the inequality or make further assumptions based on any other known constraints or requirements.