Question

17.

Use the table.
School Supplies
Pencils
$0.25 each
Backpacks
$32.00 each
Hugh bought a backpack and x amount of pencils. He
spent less than $50. Write and solve an inequality to
determine how many pencils he could have bought.

Answer 1

$32 + $0.25x < $50

Explanation:

1.he buy a backpack for $32

2. he buys x amount of pencils. Each pencil cost 0.25. ($0.25x)

3. all of that is less than(<) $50