Question

Xian is planning a party at the skating rink. the cost for each person attending is $3.50 for skate rental and $5.00 for food. Xian cannot spend more than $300. which inequality could be used to find the greatest number of people, p, that can attend?

A. 3.5p+5p>300

B. 3.5p+5p<300

C. 3.5p+5p≥300

D. 3.5p+5p≤300

Answer 1

The answer is D because he can spend 300 or less and 3.5 per person plus the 5 dollars for food per person

Answer 2

Each person will cost 3.50 for skates and 5.00 for food,
therefore, 3.50p + 5.00p = total cost for p people.
This number has to be at most 300, since that's Xian's budget (fairly baller for a birthday party).
Therefore,
Total cost for p people ≤ 300
Plugging in our cost for p people:
3.50p + 5.00p ≤ 300
Answer is D