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? (5 points)

Select one:
a. x ≥ 4
b. x ≤ 9
c. x ≥ 9
d. x ≤ 4

Answer 1

well he has 65 to begin with and spends 29 on jeans, how much does he have left after this step?

Answer 2

36

Answer 3

good

so if each shirt costs 9 dollars, what's the max that can be bought with 36 dollars?

Answer 4

4

Answer 5

good

so which answer choice tells us that the number of shirts is 4 or fewer?

Answer 6

a

Answer 7

hm, not quite, that means "greater than 4" so switch the direction of the inequality symbol

Answer 8

oh d

Answer 9

well done ~