Question

Mr. Martinez is buying equipment for his school's computer lab. He has a budget of $7500. New desktop computers cost $600 each and new tablets cost $500 each. Which equation represents how much equipment Mr Martinez can buy with his budget?

Answer 1

An equation representing Mr. Martinez's budget constraints for buying computers and tablets is 600x + 500y ≤ 7500, where x is the number of computers and y is the number of tablets.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation to represent how much equipment Mr. Martinez can buy with his budget is a simple application of budget constraints in algebra. Let's use x to represent the number of desktop computers Mr. Martinez can buy, and y to represent the number of tablets.

Given that:

• Each desktop computer costs $600
• Each tablet costs $500
• Mr. Martinez has a budget of $7500

The equation that represents the budget constraint is:

600x + 500y ≤ 7500

This means that the total cost of x desktop computers and y tablets should not exceed $7500. Mr. Martinez can use this equation to explore different combinations of desktop computers and tablets that stay within the budget.