Jose receives a $10 gift card for downloading music and wants to determine how many songs he can purchase. Each downloaded song costs $1.19. Write and solve an inequality to determine how many songs Jose can purchase. What does the solved inequality represent?
Answer
A
With the $10 gift card, Jose can buy at most 9 songs.
B
With the $10 gift card, Jose can buy 9 or more songs.
C
With the $10 gift card, Jose can buy at most 8 songs.
D
With the $10 gift card, Jose can buy 8 or more songs.
Explanation
Let n be the number of songs. The total cost must be no more than the $10 gift card, so 1.19n ≤ 10. Dividing by $1.19 gives n ≤ about 8.4; since Jose can only buy a whole number of songs, he can buy at most 8. Choice C correctly states this limit.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.