[tex]Answer: \\ Let \: x \: be \: the \: amount \: of \: money \: he \: can \: spend \\ We \: have \: an \: inequality:x +439 \leqslant 1250 \\ \Leftrightarrow x \leqslant 811 \\ So \: the \: maximum \: amount \: he \: can \: spend \: is \: \$ 811[/tex]