Question

Tariq has $640 to spend at a bicycle store for some new gear and biking outfits. Assume all prices listed include tax.

He buys a new bicycle for $291.24.
He buys 4 bicycle reflectors for $19.56 each and a pair of bike gloves for $16.52.
He plans to spend some or all of the money he has left to buy new biking outfits for $50.80 each.

Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine
x, the number of outfits Tariq can purchase while staying within his budget.

Answer 1

Let's solve the inequality to determine the number of outfits Tariq can purchase while staying within his budget.

Given:

Amount Tariq has to spend: $640

Cost of a new bicycle: $291.24

Cost of 4 bicycle reflectors: $19.56 each

Cost of bike gloves: $16.52

Cost of each biking outfit: $50.80

Let's assume the number of outfits Tariq can purchase is represented by x.

The total cost of the items he has already purchased is:

Cost of bicycle = $291.24

Cost of 4 bicycle reflectors = $19.56 * 4 = $78.24

Cost of bike gloves = $16.52

The remaining amount Tariq has to spend can be calculated as:

Remaining amount = Total amount - (Cost of bicycle + Cost of reflectors + Cost of gloves)

Remaining amount = $640 - ($291.24 + $78.24 + $16.52)

Now, we need to determine the maximum number of outfits Tariq can purchase with the remaining amount. Each outfit costs $50.80.

Inequality: x * $50.80 ≤ Remaining amount

Substituting the values:

x * $50.80 ≤ $640 - ($291.24 + $78.24 + $16.52)

Simplifying further:

x * $50.80 ≤ $640 - $385

x * $50.80 ≤ $255

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the inequality by $50.80:

x ≤ $255 / $50.80

x ≤ 5

Therefore, the maximum number of outfits Tariq can purchase while staying within his budget is 5.