Question

Shadday takes her friends to te movies with $50 of her birthday money. She must take one adult with her. An adult ticket cost $9.75 Each child ticket cost $6.25 WHat is the maximum number of friends she could take to the movies

Answer 1

She can take 5 friends to the movie. She buy a total of 6 child tickets and 1 adult. She has to pay for her own ticket, that leaves enough for 5 friends.

Explanation:

6.25x + 9.75
`\leq` 50 Subtract 9.75 from both sides

6.25x + 9.75 - 9.75
`\leq` 50 - 9.75

6.25x ≤ 40.25 Divide both sides by 6.25

x ≤ 6.44

She can bring 5 friends.

Check

6(6.25) + 9.75 ≤ 50

37.50 + 9.75 ≤ 50

47.25 ≤ 50