A group of friends wants to go to the amusement park. They have no more than $480 to spend on parking and admission. Parking is $8.75, and tickets cost $15.50 per person, including tax. Which inequality can be used to determine pp, the maximum number of people who can go to the amusement park?

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480, is less than or equal to, 15, point, 5, left bracket, p, plus, 8, point, 7, 5, right bracket480≤15.5(p+8.75)
480, is greater than or equal to, 15, point, 5, p, plus, 8, point, 7, 5480≥15.5p+8.75
480, is less than or equal to, 15, point, 5, p, plus, 8, point, 7, 5480≤15.5p+8.75
480, is greater than or equal to, 15, point, 5, left bracket, p, plus, 8, point, 7, 5, right bracket480≥15.5(p+8.75)

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The correct inequality is 480 ≤ 15.5p + 8.75.