Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books . The magazine costs $4

Question

Write an inequalitie to represent the situation . Be sure to define your variable and solve the inequality to find the maximum cost of each composition book

Answer 1

M = cost of magazine = $4

 

C = cost of one composition book

 

M + 5C < $26

 

$4 + 5C < $26

 

Subtract $4 from each side and get

 

5C < $22

 

C < 22/5 = 4.4

 

Each composition book costs less than $4.40