Question

Louis's mother sent him to the grocery store with $20. she told him to purchase a 16 oz tub of cream cheese and use the rest of the money to purchase fresh bagels from the bakery. The cost of the 16 oz tub of cream cheese is $5.98 and each bagel costs $1.99

A.)Write an inequality that can be used to determine how many bagels, Louis can buy.

B.)Using your inequality, algebraically determine the number of bagel Louis can buy.

C.)Louis says that he can buy 8 bagels. Based on your solution to the inequality, explain if louis can or cannot purchase 8 bagels.

Answer 1

Answer: 20.00 - 5.98=14.02

Explanation:

14.02 divided by 1.99=7

7 bagels with the remainder of money

Answer 2

Louis cannot purchase 8 bagels

Explanation:

20-5.98/1.99 < 8

14.02/1.99= around 7.04

7.04<8