Tank with gas

Question

it takes typically $27 to fill up your tank of gas. you have allotted no more than $108 on gasoline for your trip A) write and B) solve an inequality to find how many times you get to fill up your tank with gas

Answer 1

Let n = the number of times you can fill your tank. If you fill it n times, it will cost $27n, which must be less than or equal to $108:

 

a) $27n <= $108

b) Solve the above equation for n