Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books. The magazine cost $4. Write the inequality.
Let x be the cost of the five composition books.
The total cost is the cost of the magazine plus the cost of the composition books, which is $4 + x.
To represent that Bill spent less than $26, we can write the inequality: $4 + x < $26.
Let's say the cost of the five composition books is x dollars. The total amount spent, including the magazine, is the sum of $4 and x. Since Bill spent less than $26, we can write this inequality:
4 + x < 26
To write the inequality, let's assign a variable to the cost of the composition books. Let's use the variable "c" to represent the cost of the composition books.
Since Bill spent less than $26, we can write the inequality as follows:
4 + c < 26
This inequality states that the cost of the magazine ($4) plus the cost of the composition books (c) must be less than $26.