Translate the phrase into an algebraic inequality. Use x for each variable. A tour bus can seat 55 passengers.

271

Step-by-step explanation:

Cut the 3x3 square in the top right corner off and save it for later

Now pretend the rectangle is whole, meaning the bottom right corner piece is back, so you add 2 to 12 and get 14

Multiply 19 and 14 to get 266 ( A = l x w)

Now you can take off the 2 x 2 bottom right corner piece since we pretended it wasn't taken off, so 2 x 2 = 4, so 266 - 4 = 262

Now add on the 3 x 3 square that you saved for later (now is later) and add it back on, so 3 x 3 = 9, so, 262 + 9 = 271