The inequality that describes this scenario is:
$2n + 24 \leq 37
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?
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I apologize for the confusion. You are correct. The correct inequality that describes this scenario is:
$2n + 24 \leq 37
$2n + 24 \leq 37
2n +24 (<, >) 37