Question

Eli wants to purchase some new school supplies. He wants to buy a calculator that costs $24 and some notebooks for school. Each notebook costs $2. Eli only has $37 to spend.

Let n represent the number of notebooks that Eli buys.

Which inequality describes this scenario?

(1 point)
Responses

2n+24≤37
2
𝑛
+
24
≤
37

2 n plus 24 is less than or equal to 37

2n+24>37
2
𝑛
+
24
>
37

2 n plus 24 is greater than 37

37≤2n+24
37
≤
2
𝑛
+
24

37 is less than or equal to 2 n plus 24

24n+2≤37
24
𝑛
+
2
≤
37

24 n plus 2 is less than or equal to 37

37n<2n+24
37
𝑛
<
2
𝑛
+
24

37n<2n+24
37
𝑛
<
2
𝑛
+
24

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Answer 1

The correct inequality is 2n + 24 ≤ 37.

(Explanation: total cost = 24 + 2n must be at most 37. This gives 2n ≤ 13, so n ≤ 6.5, meaning Eli can buy at most 6 whole notebooks.)