Question

Katie is purchasing plates and mugs for her house.

She would like to buy at least 8 items. Plates cost
$8 each and the mugs cost $7 each, and she plans
to spend no more than $112. Write a system to
model the situation and then solve.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Plate: $8 each

Mug: $7 each

Spend Limit: $112

Items Wanted: 8

Considering she wants eight items, she can split that in half and buy four of each item, plate and mug.

8 * 4 = 32

$32 for 4 plates.

7 * 4 = 28

$28 for 4 mugs.

However, if she wanted to spend all the money, she could buy a few more of each item.