Lincoln Middle School has a total of $200 to spend on notebooks and tablets for the school board meeting. Notebooks cost seven dollars each, and tablets cost five dollars each.
If x represents the number of notebooks and y represents the number of tablets, write an inequality for this problem?

Question

Lincoln Middle School has a total of $200 to spend on notebooks and tablets for the school board meeting. Notebooks cost seven dollars each, and tablets cost five dollars each.
If x represents the number of notebooks and y represents the number of tablets, write an inequality for this problem?

hoblos · Answer

we want to buy x notebooks for $7 each and y tablets for $5 each  and the total price must be less or equal $200
thus  7x + 5y <= 200

anonymous · Answer

OMG! Thanks soo much! Ur amazing! :)

hoblos · Answer

glad to help :)

anonymous · Answer

:)