Question

Omar has a gift card for $40.00 at a gift shop. Omar wants to buy a hat for himself for $13.50. For his friends, he would like to buy souvenir bracelets, which are $3.25 each. All prices include taxes.

Which inequality can be used to solve for how many bracelets Omar can buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

i) 3.25x ≤ 26.50

ii) Omar can buy 8 bracelets.

Step-by-step explanation:

Omar has a gift card for $40.00.

Omar bought a hat for $13.50

The remaining amount he has = $40.00 - $13.50 = $26.50

He would like to buy souvenir bracelets for his friends.

Each cost = $3.25

Let "x" be the number of bracelets can buy.

3.25x ≤ 26.50

Now we have to solve the inequality.

Dividing both sides by 3.25, we get

$\frac{3.25x}{3.25} \leq \frac{26.50}{3.25}$

x ≤ 8.15

The bracelets cannot be in decimal form.

So we have to round off to nearest whole number.

x ≤ 8

Therefore, Omar can buy 8 bracelets.

Answer 2

Answer: A.  

3.25x + 13.50 ≤ 40