Lelah has budgeted $135 for new clothes. She decides to buy a pair of shoes that cost $35.25, and then she buys some $18.25 shirts.

Question

Which inequality represents this situation, where s is the number of shirts she can buy?
Responses
18.25s−35.25≤135

18.25s+35.25≥135

18.25s−35.25≥135

18.25s+35.25≤135

Answer 1

To represent Lelah's situation using an inequality, we need to consider her budget and the expenses.

1. She has a total budget of $135.
2. She spends $35.25 on shoes.
3. The price of each shirt is $18.25, and she wants to buy \( s \) shirts.

After buying the shoes, the amount of money left to spend on shirts is \( 135 - 35.25 \). She then spends \( 18.25 \cdot s \) for the shirts.

Thus, we can formulate the inequality as follows:

\[ \text{Amount spent on shirts} \leq \text{remaining budget} \]

This gives us the inequality:

\[ 18.25s + 35.25 \leq 135 \]

Hence, the correct representation of Lelah's buying situation is:

18.25s + 35.25 ≤ 135