Question

5. A family has at most $80 to spend on a local trip to the museum.

The family pays a total of $50 to enter the museum plus $10 PER event.
What does the SOLUTION SET, x < 3, of the inequality below represent?
50 + 10x ≤ 80
1. The number of families at the museum.
2. The number of dollars spent on events.
3. The number of events the family can attend and be within budget.

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

If a family went to the museum and paid $50 to get in, we would have 30 dollars left. The family can go to three events total before they reach their budget.

Answer 2

Answer: The SOLUTION SET, x < 3, of the inequality 50 + 10x ≤ 80 represents the number of events the family can attend and still be within their budget.

To understand why, let's break it down:

The left-hand side of the inequality, 50 + 10x, represents the total amount spent on the museum entry fee ($50) plus the cost of attending x events at $10 per event.

The right-hand side of the inequality, 80, represents the maximum budget the family has for the trip.

The inequality 50 + 10x ≤ 80 states that the total amount spent on museum entry fee and events should be less than or equal to the maximum budget.

Now, we are looking for the SOLUTION SET of the inequality. The expression x < 3 indicates that the number of events attended, represented by x, should be less than 3. This means the family can attend a maximum of 2 events (x can be 0, 1, or 2) and still stay within their budget.

Therefore, the SOLUTION SET, x < 3, represents the number of events the family can attend and still be within budget.