Ason paid less than $14 for a pack of tennis balls. Each tennis ball cost $2.25. The tennis balls were available in packs of 4, 6, 8, and 10. Use the inequality to find the maximum number of tennis balls, t, in the pack.

What was the maximum number of tennis balls in the pack Jason bought?

A.

6

B.

4

C.

10

D.

8

Answer: A. 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Let t represent the number of tennis balls in the pack Jason that bought.

Each tennis ball cost $2.25. This means that the cost of a pack containing x tennis balls would be 2.25 * t = 2.25t

Ason paid less than $14 for a pack of tennis balls. Therefore, the inequality to find the maximum number of tennis balls in the pack that Ason bought is expressed as

2.25t < 14

t < 14/2.25

t < 6.22

Therefore, the maximum number of tennis balls in the pack that Ason bought is 6