Question

MULTI-STEP MATHMATICS HECK THIS ISNT MULTI-STEP ITS A STAIR CASE why are my teachers giving me this question? HHHHHHHEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

two women have $3000 and are on their periods and need, 56 tampons, 78 pads, 2 menstrual cups, and 1 heating pad EACH. each product is $3 dollars. how much money did they spend all together. one womans husband gets mad for spending that money so he said return at least 25 dollars' worth of stuff (again only one womans husband) they both start craving 243$ bags of chips, so they buy four bags each. are they in debt? if so please say. then.. the husbands fells bad for the womans cramps so he buys them a basket with $1240 gift card, are they still in debt? then when they go on a walk they see a girl with bloody pants and buy her $34 new ones and $51 of products. are they in debt? how much debt? do they have any more money? PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Two women initially share $3000.

a)

We can represent how much they both spend on menstrual products with the equation:

amount spent = 2 × 3(56 + 78 + 2 + 1)

= 2 × $3(137)

= 2 × $411

= $822

So, they end up with $3000 - $822 = $2178 left.

b)

One woman's husband mandates that the women return $25 worth of products, so they then have:

$2178 + $25 = $2203

c)

Both women crave chips, which are $243 per bag. Each woman buys 4. This costs:

cost of chips = 2 × 4($243)

= 2 × $972

= $1944

So, they end up with $3000 - $1944 = $1056 left (i.e. not in debt).

d)

The husbands buy the women a $1240 gift card, so the amount that is left is:

$1056 - $1240 = -$184

Finally, the couples are in debt, as they have a negative balance.

e)

Spending money once already in debt just makes the balance more negative, and thus, it puts them in even more debt.