Question

Kira received a $15.00 gift card for a photo center. She used it to buy prints that cost 5 cents each. The remaining balance, B in dollars), on the card after buying x prints is given by the following. B=15.00 -0.05x What is the remaining balance on the card if Kira bought 40 prints? dollars ? Help pleasee​

Answer 1

The remaining balance on the card if Kira bought 40 prints is $13.00.

Explanation:

X is representing the amount of prints that Kira has. Since she has 40 prints, let's plug that into the equation shown in the problem.

B = 15.00 - 0.05(40)

0.05 x 40 = 2

B = 15.00 - 2

B = 13