Sabrina can spend at most $5, including tax, to buy 3 cards. She finds 2 cards priced at $1.25 each and 1 card priced at $1.99,
not including tax. Which inequality could be used to determine the amount of money, in dollars, Sabrina can afford to spend on tax (x) when she buys the 3 cards? 2(1.25+1.99)−x≥5
Because it says "at most $5" that means it would be either 2(1.25+1.99)−x≤5
or 2(1.25)+1.99+x≤5, which narrows it down to two. The reason it is the second option is because she is only buying two cards that cost $1.25, hence this part of the equation: <u>2(1.25)</u>+1.99+x≤5.