Alex would like to buy one pack of colored pencils that costs $3.49 and one box of markers for $2.98. He would also like to buy several sets of acrylic paint that cost $4.99 each. Alex has $30. What inequality can be used to find the number of paint sets Alex can buy?

Inequality is just like an equation which expresses a relationship between two or more variables but not in equal to form ,in greater than ,less than ,greater than or equal to ,less than or equal to form. It is just like ax+ by>=c,<=c.

How to form inequality?

let the number of paint sets be x.

According to question Alex has only $30 and he wants to buy coloured pencils pack of $3.49,markers pack of $2.98 and some paint sets.

Total expenditure would be= 3.49+2.98+4.99x

=6.47 +4.99x

He has only $30 so he would not spend more so we will use "<=" sign in between.

Now the inequality would look like as:

6.47+4.99x<=30

4.99x<=23.53

x<=4.71

x<=5

Hence the inequality which shows the number of paint sets Alex can buy is 4.99x<=23.53.

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