Question

Sally has $46 when she went to the mall, this means she can spend at most $46. She spent $10 on a pair of earrings. She wants to buy some skirts that are on sale for $12 each. Write and solve an inequality todetermine how many skirts she can buy.

Answer 1

Sally started with $46 and after spending $10 on earrings, she can spend the remaining $36 on skirts priced at $12 each. Upon solving the inequality 12x ≤ 36, it is found that Sally can buy at most 3 skirts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question asks how many skirts Sally can buy if she has $46 to start with, spends $10 on earrings, and each skirt costs $12. To solve this, we can set up an inequality where the number of skirts that Sally can buy is represented by x.

First, deduct the amount spent on earrings from the total amount:

$46 - $10 = $36

Now, we have $36 left to spend on skirts. Since each skirt costs $12, we divide the remaining money by the price per skirt:

$36 ÷ $12 = 3

Then, the inequality we need to solve is:

12x ≤ 36

Dividing both sides of the inequality by 12 gives us:

x ≤ 3

Thus, Sally can buy at most 3 skirts with the remaining money after purchasing the earrings.