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which inequality describes the scenario

a student wants to purchase school supplies he wants to buy a calculator that costs 24$ and some notebooks for school each notebook costs 2$ the student only has $37 to spend
let n represent the number of notebooks that he buys
what inequality describes the scenario

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To describe the scenario with an inequality, we start with the costs involved.

  1. The student wants to buy a calculator that costs $24.
  2. Each notebook costs $2, and the number of notebooks purchased is represented by \( n \).
  3. The total amount the student has to spend is $37.

The total cost of the calculator and the notebooks can be expressed as:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Cost of Calculator} + \text{Cost of Notebooks} = 24 + 2n \]

The student cannot spend more than $37, so the inequality representing this situation is:

\[ 24 + 2n \leq 37 \]

This inequality states that the total cost of the calculator and the notebooks must be less than or equal to the total amount the student has to spend.

i was diong kahoot is wrong

I apologize for the confusion. Let's reevaluate the inequality step by step:

  1. Calculator Cost: The calculator costs $24.
  2. Notebook Cost: Each notebook costs $2.
  3. Total Money Available: The student has $37 to spend.
  4. Notebook Quantity: Let \( n \) be the number of notebooks purchased.

The total cost can be written as:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 24 + 2n \]

This total cost should not exceed the amount of money the student has, which gives us the inequality:

\[ 24 + 2n \leq 37 \]

Now, let's simplify that inequality:

  1. Subtract 24 from both sides: \[ 2n \leq 37 - 24 \]

  2. Simplifying the right side: \[ 2n \leq 13 \]

  3. Finally, divide by 2: \[ n \leq 6.5 \]

Since \( n \) represents the number of notebooks and must be a whole number, we can say:

\[ n \leq 6 \]

Thus, the correct scenario should state that the student can buy at most 6 notebooks given the conditions of their budget. If your Kahoot question was phrased differently, do let me know, and we can clarify further!