Question

Under his cell phone plan, Santiago pays a flat cost of $52 per month and $4 per gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill under $60 per month. Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine a, the number of gigabytes Santiago can use while staying within his budget.​

Answer 1

According to the question

52 + 48 < 60

8 x <2

80 can be use within 2 gigabytes

Explanation

♣ Question:

Under his cell phone plan, Santiago pays a flat cost of $52 per month and $4 per gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill under $60 per month

To Find: An inequality which can be used to determine a, the number of gigabytes Santiago can use while staying within his budget.

♣ Solution:

Based on the given conditions,

formulate:

52 + 4 x (x = 60)

• solve the equation

52 + 4x = 60

4x = 60 - 52

4x = 8

x = 8/4

x = 2

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