Question

Laura is the fundraising manager for a local charity. She is ordering caps For an upcoming charity walk . The company that makes the Caps charges $6 per cap plus $25 shipping fee. Laura has a budget of $1,000 what is the greatest number of caps she can buy ?

Answer 1

`162` caps

Explanation:

Let x be the greatest number of caps that Laura can buy

Given:

The company that makes the Caps charges $6 per cap plus $25 shipping fee.

Laura has a budget of $1,000

The cost of caps
`=6x`

The cost of x cap plus shipping charges is less than or equal to Laura budget

So, the equation is.

`6x+25\leq 1000`

`6x\leq1000-25`

`6x\leq975`

`x\leq(975)/(6)`

`x\leq162.5`

So, Laura can buy 162 caps.