Question

You have $59.95 in your wallet and want to buy some new CDs. If the CDs are $11.99 each, what number of CDs, x, can you buy? Write and solve an inequality.

Answer 1

number of CDs can you buy is 5 or less than 5

Explanation:

Here, x represents the number of CDs buy.

As per the statement:

If the CDs are $11.99 each

⇒Cost of x CDs = 11.99x

It is also given that:

You have $59.95 in your wallet and want to buy some new CDs

⇒
`11.99x \leq 59.95`

We get an inequality:

`11.99x \leq 59.95`

Solve for x:

Divide both sides by 11.99 we have;

`x \leq (59.95)/(11.99) = 5`

`x \leq 5`

Therefore, number of CDs can you buy is :
`x \leq 5`

Answer 2

x - number of CDs;
An inequality is:
x · $11.99 ≤ $59.95
x ≤ $59.95 : $11.99
x ≤ 5
Answer:
5 CDs