Question

James has $40 to spend. He wants to buy 2 tickets to a show. He has to spend $7 to get where tickets are sold. The following inequality can be used to find out the highest price James can afford to pay for each ticket. 2x+7 less than or equal to 40.

A.) x less than or equal to 23.5
B.) x less than or equal to 16.5
C.) x greater than or equal to 23.5
D.) x greater than or equal to 16.5

Answer 1

x ≤ 16.5

Explanation:

40 ≤ 2t + 7 Subtract 7 from both sides.

40 - 7 ≤ 2t + 7 - 7

33 ≤ 2t Divide both sides by 2.

`(33)/(2)` ≤
`(2t)/(2)`

16.5 ≤ t or t ≥ 16.5

Answer 2

B.) X less than or equal to 16.5

Explanation:

If you take his limit, 40 and subtract the 7 dollars you will get 33. Then, divide that by two because he will need two tickets and you will get 16.5. It can't be greater than 16.5 because he will go over his budget.