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caira12:

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

Mercury:

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

caira12:

36

Mercury:

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

caira12:

4

Mercury:

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

caira12:

a

Mercury:

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

caira12:

oh d

Mercury:

well done ~

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