Question

you have $30.00 in your wallet when you drive through Steak-n-Shake. You want to order 5 meals from the $4 per meal menu. You also want to buy as many shakes as possible. The shakes are $3 each. Write and solve an equation that represents the situation. How many shakes can you afford? Round appropriately.

Answer 1

Let x be the number of shakes you can buy.

The cost of 5 meals is:

5 * $4 = $20

The total cost of the meals and shakes is:

$20 + $3x = $30

Subtracting $20 from both sides of the equation:

$3x = $10

Dividing both sides of the equation by $3:

x = 3.33

Rounding down to the nearest whole number, you can buy 3 shakes.

I hope this helps!