Question

You have $750 to spend on a limousine for prom. It costs $700 to rent plus $0.50 per mile. How far can the limo travel and still stay within your budget?

Answer 1

The limo can travel up to 100 miles and still stay within the budget of $750.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how far the limo can travel and still stay within the budget of $750, we need to calculate the rental cost and the cost per mile. The rental cost is $700, and the mileage cost is $0.50 per mile. Let's represent the number of miles as 'x'.

So the total cost of renting the limo for 'x' miles would be $700 + $0.50x. We want this total cost to be less than or equal to $750, so we can solve the inequality:

$700 + $0.50x ≤ $750

Simplifying the inequality:

$0.50x ≤ $750 - $700

$0.50x ≤ $50

Now, we can divide both sides of the inequality by $0.50 to isolate 'x':

x ≤ $50 / $0.50

x ≤ 100

The limo can travel up to 100 miles and still stay within the budget of $750.

Answer 2

x= the number of km the limousine can cover within the budget.

0.5x+700=750

0.5x=750-700

x= 100

you can drive 100km with in budget