Tiffany has $50 to join an online music club. The club has a one-time registration fee of $20 and charges $0.50 for each song download.

Which inequality may be used to determine the maximum number of songs, s, Tiffany can purchase as a member of the online club?

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Responses

20 + 0.50s > 50
20 + 0.50s > 50

20 + 0.50s < 50
20 + 0.50s < 50

20 + 0.50s ≤ 50
20 + 0.50s ≤ 50

20 + 0.50s ≥ 50
20 + 0.50s ≥ 50
Question 2
(1 point)
Tiffany has enough money to download at most
songs.
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To determine the maximum number of songs, \( s \), that Tiffany can purchase after paying the registration fee, we need to set up an inequality using the total amount available and the costs involved.

Tiffany has $50 to spend, which includes a one-time registration fee of $20. After the registration fee, she has:

\[ 50 - 20 = 30 \text{ dollars remaining} \]

Each song download costs $0.50. Therefore, the cost for \( s \) songs is:

\[ 0.50s \text{ dollars} \]

To find the maximum number of songs Tiffany can download, we need the total cost (registration fee plus song downloads) to be less than or equal to $50:

\[ 20 + 0.50s \leq 50 \]

This can be rearranged to determine how many songs she can afford.

Thus, the correct inequality is:

20 + 0.50s ≤ 50


For Question 2, to find how many songs Tiffany can download:

  1. Solve the inequality:

    \[ 20 + 0.50s \leq 50 \ 0.50s \leq 50 - 20 \ 0.50s \leq 30 \]

  2. Divide by \( 0.50 \):

    \[ s \leq \frac{30}{0.50} \ s \leq 60 \]

So, Tiffany has enough money to download at most 60 songs.