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?
x ≥ 4
x ≤ 9
x ≥ 9
x ≤ 4

Question

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?
 x ≥ 4
 x ≤ 9 
x ≥ 9
 x ≤ 4

schoolgeek15 · Answer

@DanJS

danjs · Answer

Total spent will be the jeans $29 plus $9 times how many shirts x

Total Spent = $29 + $9*x

danjs · Answer

The total spent needs to be less than or equal to the $65 he has to spend

$$$65 \ge $29 + $9x$$

danjs · Answer

solve for x there