SOLUTION: Max wants to spend at most $89 on his friend’s birthday gifts. He already bought her a $34 video game. Write an inequality to show how much he can still spend on his friend, then

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Question 1167864: Max wants to spend at most $89 on his friend’s birthday gifts. He already bought her a $34 video game. Write an inequality to show how much he can still spend on his friend, then solve the inequality.
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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he can spend 89 dollars.

he already spent 34 dollars.

what he has left is 89 minus 34 = 55 dollars.

that's how much he can still spend.

the inequality to model this would be:

y <= 89 - x

y represents how much he can still spend.

x represents how much he already spent.

when x = 34, y <= 89 - x becomes y <= 89 - 34 which becomes y <= 55.