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?

2n + 24 ≤ 37

24n + 2 ≤ 37

37 ≤ 2n + 24

2n + 24 > 37

37n < 2n + 24

Answer 1

To describe Eli's situation with an inequality, we need to combine the cost of the calculator and the notebooks and set it to be less than or equal to the amount of money he has.

Eli has $37 total and intends to spend $24 on a calculator. After purchasing the calculator, he can spend the remaining amount on notebooks. Each notebook costs $2, and if we let \( n \) represent the number of notebooks, the total cost for the notebooks would be \( 2n \).

So, the total amount spent by Eli can be expressed as: \[ 2n + 24 \] This total amount must be less than or equal to the amount he has, which is $37. Therefore, we can set up the inequality as follows: \[ 2n + 24 \leq 37 \]

Thus, the correct inequality that describes the scenario is: \[ 2n + 24 \leq 37 \]