Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. You have $59.95 in your wallet and want to buy some new CDs. If the CDs are $11.99 each, what number of CDs, x, can you buy? Write and solve an inequality. (2 points) BIU 1 € √x
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To find out how many CDs you can buy with $59.95, given that each CD costs $11.99, we can set up an inequality to represent this situation. Let's denote the number of CDs as \(x\). The total cost of the CDs can be found by multiplying the cost per CD by the number of CDs: \(11.99x\). The inequality representing the situation is: \[11.99x \leq 59.95\] To solve for \(x\), we need to divide both sides of the inequality by 11.99: \[\frac{11.99x}{11.99} \leq \frac{59.95}{11.99}\] \[x \leq 5\] Therefore, you can buy at most 5 CDs with $59.95 without exceeding your budget.
You can buy at most 5 CDs with $59.95.
Steps to solve:
1. Set up the inequality: \(11.99x \leq 59.95\)
2. Divide both sides by 11.99 to solve for x: \(\frac{11.99x}{11.99} \leq \frac{59.95}{11.99}\)
3. Simplify: \(x \leq 5\)
4. You can buy at most 5 CDs with $59.95.