Eli 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. Eli only has $37 to spend.

Question

Eli 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. Eli only has $37 to spend.

Let n represent the number of notebooks that Eli buys.

Which inequality describes this scenario?

(1 point)
Responses

2n+24>37

24n+2≤37

37n<2n+24

2n+24≤37

37≤2n+24
what is the correct answer?

Answer 1

Eli 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. Eli only has $37 to spend.

The correct answer is: 2n+24≤37.