Question

Susana has a budget for school stationery of $33, but has already spent 19.10 on books and folders. Let p represent the amount that Susana can spend on other stationery. Write an inequality that shows how much she can spend on other stationery, and solve for p.

Answer 1

Answer: $13.90

Explanation:

Since Susana has a budget for school stationery of $33, but has already spent $19.10 on books and folders, the inequality that shows how much she can spend on other stationery, will be represented by:

p + $19.10 = $33

p = $33 - $19.10

The inequality is p = $33 - $19.10

Then, the amount that she can spend on other stationery will be:

P = $33 - $19.10

P = $13.90

She can spend $13.90 on other stationary