Question

Philip is having a party and wants to spend less than $588. He has already spent $500. The only item left on his list is sodas, which cost $8 per case. How many cases of soda, x, can Philip purchase and stay under his budget? Select the number line that includes the largest number of cases of soda that Philip can purchase and still stay under his budget.
A.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


B.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19


C.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18


D.

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Answer 1

The following expression can be written from the data

588-500/8=x
88/8=x
11=x 
Phillip can buy 11 cans of soda exactly to meet his budget. To stay under his budget he would need to buy less than that so the number line would look like this.

x<11