Question

alicia had $22 to spend on pencils if each pencil cost $1.50 how many pencils can she buy TELL ME HOW YOU GOT ANSWER

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

If Alicia buys p pencils, her cost will be ...

1.5p . . . . . cost in dollars of p pencils

She wants that cost to be no more than $22, so ...

1.5p ≤ 22

Dividing both sides of the inequality by 1.5, we get ...

p ≤ 22/1.5

p ≤ 14.66666... (repeating decimal)

The largest whole number of pencils Alicia can buy with $22 is 14 pencils.

Answer 2

Answer: 14 pencils

Explanation:

Each pencil costs $1.50, so you have to see how many pencils you can buy with $22. To begin, multiply 1.50 until it gets close to the money limit, which is $22.

$1.50*2 pencils= 3 dollars spent

$1.50*3 pencils= 4.50 spent

$1.50*4 pencils= 6 dollars spent

$1.50*5 pencils= 7.50 spent.

$1.50*6 pencils= 9 dollars spent

$1.50*7 pencils= 10.50 spent

$1.50*8 pencils= 12 dollars spent

$1.50*9 pencils= 13.50 dollars spent

$1.50*10 pencils= 15 dollars spent

$1.50*11 pencils= 16.50 dollars spent

$1.50*12 pencils= 18 dollars spent

$1.50*13 pencils= 19.50 spent

$1.50*14 pencils= 21 dollars spent

This is where you have to stop even though you haven't spent all of the 22 dollars yet because if you buy one more pencil, then the total will cost $22.50, which is over the budget.