Question

At the state fair, admission at the gate is $9. In addition, the cost of each ride is $2. Suppose that Elsa will go on x rides.Elsa wants the total number of dollars she spends on admission and rides to be at most t. Using the values and variables given, write an inequality describingthis.

Answer 1

For the admission plus the cost of each ride, we have the following expression:

$9+2x$

where 'x' represents the number of rides that Elsa will go. Since she wants to spend at most 't' dollars, then 9 + 2x cannot go further thant 't', therefore, the inequality is:

$9+2x\le t$