Question

Mr. McDonald has $500.00 to spend at a bicycle store. All prices listed below include tax. He buys a new bicycle for $273. 98. He buys 3 bicycle reflectors for $7. 23 each and 1 bicycle helmet for 42.36. he plans to use the remaining money to buy new cycling outfits for $78.12 each. Write and solve an inequality to determine the greatest number of cycling outfits that Mr. Mc Donald can buy with the remaining money?

Answer 1

(500-338.03)-78.12x

Explanation:

so we know that he has 500 dollars on him. he bought a bike for 273.98. then we add that to 7.23 for each bike reflector. he bought 3 so we do 7.23*3, which is 21.69. he also bought a helmet which cost 42.36. now we add the numbers together. 273.98+21.69+42.36=338.03

he has 500 dollars on him. we need to find out how much money he has left. 500-338.03 is 161.97. he has that much money left.

the bike suits 78.12 each. the easy way to solve this is by doing 161.97/78.12.

this comes up as 2.073. rounded is 2. he can only buy 2 suits

the inequality you are looking for is: (500-338.03)-78.12x