Question

contests addie is entering a contest in which she needs to make a piece of clothing entirely out of duct tape. if her budget for tape is $100 and each roll costs $2.50 after sales tax, how many rolls of tape can addie buy? the variable x represents the select choice. the situation can be represented by the equation select choice. addie can buy select choice rolls of tape.

Explanation:

Step1: Define variable x

Let $x$ = number of tape rolls

Step2: Set up budget inequality

$2.50x \leq 100$

Step3: Solve for x

$x \leq \frac{100}{2.50}$
$x \leq 40$
Since rolls are whole units, maximum x is 40.

Answer:

1. number of duct tape rolls Addie can buy
2. $2.50x \leq 100$
3. 40