Demetrius can spend as much as

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$50 on shirts.

Shirts,
s, cost
$16 each at a nearby store.

Which inequality represents this situation?

50s ≤ 16

50s ≥ 16

16s ≥ 50

16s ≤ 50

Answer 1

To represent the situation where Demetrius can spend as much as $50 on shirts that cost $16 each, we need to set up an inequality based on the total cost of the shirts.

Let $s$ represent the number of shirts. The total cost of $s$ shirts, at $16 each, would be $16s$. We want this total cost to be less than or equal to $50.

So the inequality that represents this situation is:

$$16s\le 50$$

Therefore, the correct answer is:

16s ≤ 50