Question

Alexis is a virtual learner. She needs to have internet at her house to complete her school work. If her internet costs $25 per month and a one-time $99 connection fee, how many months can she have internet if she wants to spend no more than $500 on her internet bill?

Answer 1

Alexis can have internet for a maximum of 16 months without spending more than $500.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many months Alexis can have internet without spending more than $500, we need to consider the monthly cost of internet and the one-time connection fee. The monthly cost is $25 and the one-time fee is $99. Let's assume she can have internet for x months. Therefore, the total cost of internet will be $25x + $99, and this should not exceed $500. We can write this as an inequality:

25x + 99 ≤ 500

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the inequality. We can start by subtracting 99 from both sides:

25x ≤ 401

Next, we divide both sides by 25:

x ≤ 16.04

Since x represents the number of months, Alexis cannot have a fraction of a month. Therefore, she can have internet for a maximum of 16 months without spending more than $500.