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

24n+2≤37
24 n plus 2 is less than or equal to 37

37n<2n+24
37n<2n+24

37≤2n+24
37 is less than or equal to 2 n plus 24

2n+24>37
2 n plus 24 is greater than 37

2n+24≤37

Answer 1

To find the inequality that describes Eli's situation, we need to account for the cost of the calculator and the notebooks.

Eli has $37 to spend, and he wants to buy:

• A calculator that costs $24.
• Notebooks that cost $2 each, where \( n \) represents the number of notebooks he buys.

The total amount Eli will spend can be expressed as:

\[ 24 + 2n \]

Since Eli cannot spend more than $37, we can set up the inequality:

\[ 24 + 2n \leq 37 \]

This corresponds to spending $24 on the calculator and $2 per notebook.

Now, from the options provided, the correct inequality is:

\[ 2n + 24 \leq 37 \]

Thus, the correct response is:

2n + 24 ≤ 37