Question

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Joseph wants to buy a tennis racket and some cans of tennis balls.
The tennis racket costs $85.
Each can of tennis balls costs $2.50.
There is no sales tax.
Joseph has $125 to spend. Which inequality shows how many cans of tennis balls Joseph can buy, x?

A. 2.50x + 85 < 125

B. 2.50x + 85 ≤ 125

C. 2.50x + 85 > 125

D. 2.50x + 85 ≥ 125

Answer 1

B. 2.50 + 85 ≤ 125

Explanation:

The total cost of this puurchase must be less than or equal to 125 that is why we use "≤" in this situation, this means that the total of the equation must be equal or equal to 125 exactly