Question

Mr.Jacobs has a $200 budget for school supplies. He purchased 12 reams of printer paper for $4 each and six packs of dry-erase markers for $3 each. He will spend the rest of his budget on calculators, which cost $8 each. Write and solve an inequality that represents the number of calculators he can purchase. Please help asap. :D

Answer 1

4 times 12 is 48 now he has $152 left. he spends $18 dollars on dry erase markers now he has $134 left. take 134 and subtract by 8 until you have less than $8. With $6 remaining, Mr. Jacobs was able to purchase 16 calculators.