Question

Mr. Rodriguez, an art teacher, wants to spend under $30 on new crayons and colored pencils for his classroom. Each box of crayons costs $1.29, and each box of colored pencils costs $2.49.
Which inequality represents how many boxes of crayons, x, and boxes of colored pencils, y, Mr. Rodriguez can buy?

Answer 1

1.29x + 2.49y ≤ 30