Question

1. entrance into the fair costs $12 and each ride ticket costs $2. john plans to spend at most $40 at the fair. if x represents the number of ride tickets, write an inequality to represent this situation.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify fixed and variable costs

Fixed entrance cost: $\$12$, variable cost per ride: $\$2$ for $x$ tickets. Total cost is $2x + 12$.

Step2: Set up inequality for max spending

Total cost ≤ $\$40$, so $2x + 12 \leq 40$.

Answer:

$2x + 12 \leq 40$