Question

George has $23 to spend on art supplies he wants to buy markers, paper, and glue. if the total cost of the markers, and paper is more than $14, which inequality represents the dollar amount, p, George can spend on glue?
a. p <9
b. p>9
c. p <37
d. p >37

Answer 1

If Michael has $2 and he spends $1, how much money does he have left?  We can figure this out by subtracting $1 from $2.  This is obviously equal to $1.

We can use the same idea for this problem.  George starts with $23 and spends at least $14.  After this, George has 23 - 14 = $9 dollars left.  So, George can spend $9 at the max.

We can translate this into math words by saying George can spend less than 9 on glue, so p < 9.  So, a. is the correct answer.