Question

David will spend at most $39 on gifts. So far, he has spent $22. What are the possible additional amounts he will spend? Use c for the additional amount (in dollars) David will spend. Write your answer as an inequality solved for c

Answer 1

Answer:

$c\leq \ 17$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

c -----> the additional amount (in dollars) David will spend

we know that

The word " at most" in this context means "less than or equal to"

The amount David has spent plus possible additional amounts he will spend must be less than or equal to $39

so

The inequality that represent this situation is

$22+c\leq 39$

solve for c

subtract 22 both sides

$c\leq 39-22$

$c\leq \ 17$

The maximum amount he could spend is $17