Mr. Hall has $230 to spend on supplies for his classroom. He will buy a bookshelf and some books. The bookshelf costs $90. He will buy books that cost $5 each.

Create an inequality to model this problem then solve the inequality. What does your answer mean?

Make sure to show or explain how you got your answer.

Respuesta :

Answer:

He can buy 28 books or less.

Step-by-step explanation:

ox will represent the number of books he can buy. He can only use $230 or less. I am going to use <, but It's supposed to be less than or equal, not less than, so make sure to put a less-than sign with a line under it.

90+5x<230          Subtract 90.

5x<140               Divide by 5.

x<28                    This means that he can buy 28 or fewer/less books.