Question

Demetrius can spend as much as `\$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 mathematically, we need to express the total cost of the shirts in terms of the number of shirts, \( s \).

The cost of \( s \) shirts is given by \( 16s \) (since each shirt costs \$16). Demetrius can spend up to \$50, which means the total cost must be less than or equal to \$50.

This gives us the inequality:

\[
16s \leq 50
\]

So the correct inequality that represents the situation is:

**16s ≤ 50**