Question

A person has less than $55 to spend on baseballs and a baseball bat. He wants to buy a brand of a baseball bat that costs $15 and spend the rest on baseballs. Each baseball costs $8. Which inequality shows the maximum number of baseballs he can buy?

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SOLUTION

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A person has less that $ 55 to spend on baseballs and a baseball bat. He wants to buy a brand of a baseball bat that costs $ 15 and spend the rest on baseballs. Each baseball costs $ 8. Which inequality shows the maximum number of baseballs he can buy

• 8x + 15 < 55

• 8x + 15 > 55

• 8x + 15 ≥ 55

• 8x + 15 ≤ 55

EVALUATION

Let x be the number of baseballs the person can buy

Now it is given that the cost of brand of a baseball bat is $ 15

Also Each baseball costs $ 8

So cost of x baseball = 8x

So total price = 8x + 15

Again it is stated that the person has less that $ 55 to spend on baseballs and a baseball bat

So by the given condition

$\sf{8x + 15 < 55}$

FINAL ANSWER

The correct option is

$\sf{8x + 15 < 55}$

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