You have 8 dollars and a 5 off coupon to buy snacks. Write and solve an inequality to represent the regular price of snacks you can buy if you use the coupon.

Question

You have $8 and a $5off coupon to buy snacks at the concession stand. Write and solve an inequality to represent the regular price of snacks you can buy if you use the coupon.

Answer 1

p ≤ 8 + 5

p ≤ 13

 

p represents the price.

You can spend up to a total of $13 between

the $8 cash and the $5 coupon.