You have $32 to spend at the music store. Each cassette tape costs $5 and each CD costs $9. Write a linear inequality that represents this situation. Let x represent the number of tapes and y the number of CDs.

Given:

Total cost = 32

cost of cassette tape = $5

cost of CD = $9

x = cassette tape

y = CDs

$5x + $9y < $32

The sum to the total cost of cassette tapes and CDs must be equal to or less than $32. It must not exceed the budget.