the biology club budgeted $200 for their pancake breakfast. each meal costs $1.50 to prepare. write an inequality that represents the number of meals that can be prepared without going over the budget.
200>N*1.50
or
N<134
To write an inequality that represents the number of meals that can be prepared without going over the budget, we need to consider the budget of $200 and the cost of preparing each meal, which is $1.50.
Let's assume that the number of meals that can be prepared is represented by the variable "x".
The cost of preparing each meal is $1.50. So, to find the total cost of x meals, we multiply the cost per meal by the number of meals: $1.50 * x.
Now, since we want to make sure the total cost doesn't go over the budget of $200, we can write the inequality:
$1.50 * x ≤ $200
This inequality ensures that the total cost of the meals (1.50x) remains within the budget of $200.