Question

Camden and his children went into a movie theater where they sell drinks for $6 each and candies for $3.50 each. Camden has $80 to spend and must buy at least 15 drinks and candies altogether. If Camden decided to buy 5 drinks, determine the maximum number of candies that he could buy.

Answer 1

Camden can buy a maximum of 14 candies.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the maximum number of candies that Camden could buy, we need to calculate how much money he has left after buying the drinks.

Each drink costs $6, so buying 5 drinks would cost 5 x $6 = $30.

Camden has $80 to spend, so after buying the drinks, he would have $80 - $30 = $50 left.

The candies cost $3.50 each. We can divide the amount of money Camden has left by the cost of each candy:

$50 ÷ $3.50

= 14.28.

Since Camden must buy at least 15 drinks and candies altogether, he can buy a maximum of 14 candies.

Therefore, the maximum number of candies that Camden could buy is 14.