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.

Question

Let n represent the number of notebooks that Eli buys.

Which inequality describes this scenario?

(1 point)
Responses

A. 37n<2n+24

B. 2n+24>37

C. 37≤2n+24

D. 2n+24≤37

E. 24n+2≤37

Answer 1

The cost of the calculator ($24) plus the cost of the notebooks ($2n) must be less than or equal to the amount of money Eli has to spend ($37). So, the correct inequality is:

2n + 24 ≤ 37

Answer: C. 37≤2n+24