Question

13. (5 points)

The South Florida Fair is coming to town.
Admission to the fair costs $32.50 and each ride
costs $0.60. You have $52 to spend at the South
Florida Fair including admission.
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Part A: Write an inequality that represents this
situation.
Part B: Solve the inequality to determine the
maximum number of rides you can
enjoy at the South Florida Fair?

Answer 1

Part A: Let x be the number of rides you can enjoy at the South Florida Fair. The total cost of admission and rides cannot exceed the $52 you have, so we can write the following inequality:

32.50 + 0.60x ≤ 52

Part B: We can solve the inequality by first subtracting 32.50 from both sides:

0.60x ≤ 19.50

Then, we can divide both sides by 0.60 to isolate x:

x ≤ 32.5

Therefore, the maximum number of rides you can enjoy at the South Florida Fair is 32 rides, since you need to pay for admission and cannot exceed the $52 you have to spend.