Question

A dictionary costs $15.00 and a map costs $5.00. If you want to

spend exactly $60.00 and you need to buy 3 dictionaries, how
many maps can you buy? Write an equation in standard form
modeling this situation then see how many maps you can buy.
Let a represent the number of dictionaries you buy and b
represent the number of maps you buy.
maps

Answer 1

You can buy 3 maps. Equation: 15a + 5b = 60 ⇒ 15(3) + 5(3) = 60

Explanation:

15 multiplied by 3 equals 45. Now you have $15 left. 15 divided by 5 equals 3. Therefore, you can buy 3 maps. Hope that helped! :)

Answer 2

15.00x +5.00y = 60.00

Explanation:

answer is to the equation is 3 because u plug in 3 to x given information provided to get 45.00 dollars. u then subtract 60 and 45 to see how much money u have left for maps. each map is 5.00 dollars and with 15.00 dollars remaining, u can get three maps and three dictionaries to equal 60.00 dollars!! Hope this helps!