Question

Cassie is planning a birthday party for her little brother and wants to rent a snow cone machine. She

will also need to buy the flavored syrup, ice, and paper cones. She has at most $50 to spend.
The rental of the snow cone machine costs $25 for the day.
The flavored syrup, ice, and the paper cones will cost $0.70 per serving.
What is the greatest number of snow cones Cassie can serve?

Answer 1

After renting the snow cone machine for $25, Cassie has $25 remaining. At $0.70 per snow cone serving, she can afford to buy and serve a maximum of 35 snow cones.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cassie can purchase a maximum number of snow cones with her remaining budget after renting the snow cone machine. With the snow cone machine rental costing $25, she is left with $25 from her total budget of $50 to spend on syrup, ice, and paper cones. Since each serving costs $0.70, we divide the remaining budget by the cost per serving to find the greatest number of snow cones Cassie can serve.

Calculating Maximum Snow Cones

To calculate the greatest number of servings Cassie can afford, we use the formula:

Total Budget for Servings / Cost Per Serving = Maximum Number of Servings

In this case, that would be:

$25 / $0.70 = approximately 35.71

Since Cassie cannot serve a fraction of a snow cone, she can afford to serve a maximum of 35 snow cones.