Question

Hello! I’m having trouble with this word problem. I am currently working on expressions and equations and inequalities. Thank you!

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data:

gift card = $20

Kaylee:

songs and tv episodes

Step 02:

combinations of songs and tv episodes:

# tv episodes ≥ 4

songs + tv episodes = $20

(# songs * $1.29) + (4 * $2.99) = $20

inequality expression:

# songs * 1.29 + 11.96 ≤ 20

# songs ≤ (20 - 11.96) / 1.29

# songs ≤ 6.23

The answer is:

Kaylee can buy at least 4 television episodes and no more than 6 songs.