Mason is purchasing wooden blocks to build a birdhouse. Each block costs $1.80, and Mason wants to spend less than $36. Which inequality represents all the possible number of blocks, n, that Mason can buy to stay within his budget?

Question

Mason is purchasing wooden blocks to build a birdhouse. Each block costs $1.80, and Mason wants to spend less than $36. Which inequality represents all the possible number of blocks, n, that Mason can buy to stay within his budget? Responses A n > 20n > 20 B n < 20n < 20 C n ≥ 20n ≥ 20 D n ≤ 20

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The cost of each block is $1.80. In order for Mason to spend less than $36, he can buy a maximum of $36 / $1.80 = 20 blocks. Therefore, the correct inequality is D: n ≤ 20.