High School

Peyton can spend [tex]\$350[/tex] on a new gaming system and some games.

- The system costs [tex]\$175[/tex].
- Each game costs [tex]\$35[/tex].
- There is no sales tax.

Which inequality can be used to determine how many games Peyton can buy?

A. [tex]175 + 35x < 350[/tex]
B. [tex]175 + 35x \leq 350[/tex]
C. [tex]175 + 35x > 350[/tex]
D. [tex]175 + 35x \geq 350[/tex]

Answer :

To determine how many games Peyton can buy, we need to consider the total budget and the costs of the gaming system and each game.

1. Understand the given costs:
- The system costs [tex]$175.
- Each game costs $[/tex]35.
- Peyton has a total of [tex]$350 to spend.

2. Set up the problem:
- Peyton needs to buy the gaming system and possibly some games with the total budget of $[/tex]350.
- Let [tex]\( x \)[/tex] be the number of games Peyton can buy.

3. Write the inequality:
- The total cost will be the sum of the gaming system cost and the cost of the games Peyton buys.
- The inequality that represents this situation is:
[tex]\[
175 + 35x \leq 350
\][/tex]
This means the cost of the system plus the cost of the games should not exceed $350.

4. Conclusion:
- The appropriate inequality to determine how many games Peyton can purchase is [tex]\(\boxed{175 + 35x \leq 350}\)[/tex].