8 members of a band want to order matching tshirts without spending more than $136. What is the solution of an inequality

Answer 1

Let x represent the cost of one matching t-shirt. Since there are 8 members in the band, the total cost of all the t-shirts would be 8x.

The total cost of the t-shirts should not exceed $136, so we can write the inequality as:
8x ≤ 136

Now we can solve for x:
x ≤ 136/8
x ≤ 17

Therefore, the cost of one matching t-shirt should not exceed $17 in order to ensure that the total cost of all the t-shirts does not exceed $136.