105k views
0 votes
Laura is the fund-raising 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 a $25 shipping fee. Laura has a budget of $1,000. What is the greatest number of caps she can buy?

1 Answer

7 votes

Let number of caps =x

charge of one cap =$6

charge of x caps =6x

shipping fee =$25

total budget =$1000

let us make an inequality equation here,

Since amount cannot be greater than 1000 , so

25+6x ≤1000

6x≤975

x≤162.5

rounding off ,

x≤163

So she can buy maximum 163 caps

User Vbgd
by
8.6k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories