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?
a. 24n+ 2 < 37
b. 37n+ < 2n + 24
c. 2n + 24 > 37
d. 2n + 24 < 37
e.37 < 2n + 24

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 inequality that describes this scenario is: 2n + 24 < 37.