Question

Jonah needs some items to repair kitchen cabinets in his home. At the Handy Man ‘R Us store he found a small can of stain for $5.99, a tarp for $3.98, and a paint brush for $2.57. He also needs about 8 door hinges. If he only has $50.00 to spend, what is the most he can spend on each hinge? Write an inequality and solve it to answer the question.

Answer 1

Answer: door hinges<$4.69

Step-by-step explanation: From the question, we can deduce that

1. Jonah has just $50 and can’t spend beyond it, so his total budget must be less than or equal to $50

2. Jonah will spend a total of $12.54 (add all the items with known prices),

leaving him with $37.46(50-12.54) to spend on 8 door hinges.

Therefore 8x<=37.46(8x has to be less than or equal to $37.46)

x=door hinges

Hence, x<=4.6825 (divide both sides by 8)

But we wouldn’t spend such fraction, lol, so we’ll approximate to the nearest cent.

x<4.69 ( I chose the higher number and removed the equal sign)

OR x<=4.68