A student wants to purchase some new school supplies. He wants to buy a calculator that costs $24 and some notebooks for school. Each notebook costs $2. The student only has $37 to spend.
Let n represent the number of notebooks that he buys.
Which inequality describes this scenario?
(1 point)
Responses
37>2n+24
37 is greater than 2 n plus 24
37≥2n+24
37 is greater than or equal to 2 n plus 24
24n+2≥37
24 n plus 2 is greater than or equal to 37
37<2n+24
37 is less than 2n plus 24
To determine the correct inequality that describes the scenario, we need to consider the student's budget and the cost of the items the student wants to purchase.
The student wants to buy a calculator for $24 and some notebooks for school, each costing $2. Let n represent the number of notebooks that the student buys.
The total cost of the notebooks is given by 2n.
The student has a budget of $37, so the inequality should represent that the total cost of the items (calculator + notebooks) is less than or equal to the budget.
Thus, the correct inequality is:
2n + 24 ≤ 37