Question

Alonzo will spend at most $30 on gifts. So far, he has spent $22. what are the possible additional amounts he will spend?

Use c for the additional amount (in dollars) Alonzo will spend.
Write your answer as an inequality solved for c .

Answer 1

Explanation:

Alonzo has spent $22 on gifts so far, and he plans to spend at most $30 in total. Therefore, he can spend at most:

$30 - $22 = $8 more

We can represent the additional amount Alonzo will spend as c, where c is between 0 and 8 dollars. Then we can write the inequality:

0 ≤ c ≤ 8

This means that c can be any value between 0 and 8, inclusive. Therefore, the possible additional amounts Alonzo will spend are between $0 and $8, inclusive.