Question

The price of a train ticket consist of an initial fee of five dollars plus a fee of $2.75 per stop. Julia has $21 and would like to travel 50 km. She wants to know the largest number of stops she can afford to buy on a ticket. Let us represent the number of stops that Julia buys. Which inequality describes the scenario?

Answer 1

The inequality that describes the scenario is:

5 + 2.75x ≤ 21

where x represents the number of stops Julia buys.