Question

Josie has $30 to spend at a festival .It cost $5 to enter the festival and the game she wants to play cost $1.40 .Write the inequality and use it to determine the number of games that Josie can play

Answer 1

At the maximum Josie can be 17 games.

Explanation:

Given that:

Total money available with Josie to be spent at a festival = $30

Entry ticket for the festival = $5

Ticket for each game = $1.40

To find:

The inequality to represent the situation and the number of games that Josie can play.

Solution:

Ticket for 1 game = $1.40

Let
`n` number of games can be played.

So, Ticket for
`n` games = $1.40
`n`

Total money spent = $1.40
`n` + $5

It is should be lesser than or equal to $30.

`1.40n + 5 \leq 30\\\Rightarrow 1.40n \leq 25\\\Rightarrow n \leq 17.8`

Therefore, at the maximum Josie can be 17 games.