Let's start by translating the given information into algebraic symbols and operations. There are three key pieces of information we will use to find our solution.
at most
$3.65
$0.25
The phrase at most can be expressed as ≤. This symbol will be at the center of our inequality.
...≤ ...
Coming immediately after the at most is the budget, $3.65 This should be expressed on the right-hand side of the inequality.
... ≤ 3.75
We are also informed that each copy costs $0.25. If we multiply the cost per copy with the number of copies you buy x, the product should be less than or equal to the right-hand side of the inequality.
0.25x ≤ 3.65
To find the number of copies we can buy, we will solve the inequality by isolating the variable.
