Sam has $65 to spend on clothes. He wants to buy a pair of jeans for $29 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $9. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts he can purchase?

Question

(5 points)

Group of answer choices

x ≤ 9

x ≥ 9

x ≥ 4

x ≤ 4

Answer 1

To find the number of t-shirts he can purchase, we need to compare the cost of the jeans ($29) with the remaining amount of money he has to spend on t-shirts. He has $65, and he spent $29 on jeans, so he has $65 - $29 = $<<65-29=36>>36 left to spend on t-shirts.

Let x represent the number of t-shirts he can purchase. Each t-shirt costs $9, so the total cost of the t-shirts is 9x. The inequality that represents the number of t-shirts he can purchase is:

9x ≤ 36

Therefore, the correct inequality is x ≤ 4. Answer: x ≤ 4.