Question

A store displays the sign shown. You want to buy a belt that costs &8 and a pair of jeans. You have $18. Write and solve an inequality to find the original prices you can afford

Answer 1

Answer: P ≤ $10

Explanation:

You have $18

You want to buy a belt that cost $8, so the money that you have tou buy a pair of jeans is $18 - $8 = $10

This means that we the range of prices P that you can afford is:

P ≤ $10

This means that the price of the jeans can be, at maximum, 10 dollars.