Question

Sam can spend no more than $75 on school supplies. he has to spend $12 on paper and pencils. what is the maximum amount sam can spend on a graphing calculator?

Answer 1

its 63 dollars
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Answer 2

$63

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount spent on graphing calculator.

We have been given given that Sam has to spend $12 on paper and pencils. The total cost of graphing calculator, paper and pencils would be
`x+12`.

Since Sam can spend no more than $75 on school supplies, so the amount spent on school supplies should be less than or equal to 75.

We can represent this information in an inequality as:

`x+12\leq 75`

Let us solve for x:

`x+12-12\leq 75-12`

`x\leq 63`

Therefore, Sam can spend a maximum amount of $63 on the graphing calculator.