The total cost is equal to the sum of the cost for first mile and that of the x number of miles after that. This sum should not exceed Eddie's available amount. The equation that best represent the condition is,
$1.75 + $0.25x ≤ 15
The value of x is x ≤ 53 miles. Therefore the answer is letter B.
2. Let x be the number of crayons that Mr. Valentino can buy, the inequality that best represent the situation is,
1.75x ≤ 25
The value of x is approximately 14.29 but Mr. Valentino can only buy 14 crayons.