Flora has $50 to spend on clothes. She wants to buy a pair of jeans for $20 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $6. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts she can purchase?

x ≥ 5

x ≤ 5

x ≤ 11

x ≥ 11

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Allison Costa

5 February, 11:21

Flora has $50 to spend on clothes. She wants to buy a pair of jeans for $20 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $6. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts she can purchase?

x ≥ 5

x ≤ 5

x ≤ 11

x ≥ 11

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X< or = 5 ...

After the jeans she has $30 remaining. Divide $30 by costs of each shirt ... 30/6, which equals 5. Meaning she can purchase 5 shirts max, assuming there's no tax.

Flora has $50 to spend on clothes. She wants to buy a pair of jeans for $20 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $6. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts she can purchase?x ≥ 5x ≤ 5x ≤ 11x ≥ 11

Flora has $50 to spend on clothes. She wants to buy a pair of jeans for $20 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $6. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts she can purchase?

x ≥ 5

x ≤ 5

x ≤ 11

x ≥ 11