Question

Alex wants to buy cupcakes for his work office but also does not want to spend over $25 because he doesn't like his co workers *that* much. If each cupcake cost $1.50, what is the max number of cupcakes that Alex can buy without going over his $25 limit? Write an equation and solve it.

Answer 1

16 cupcakes

Explanation:

Amount Alex wants to spend = $25

Cost of each cupcake = $1.50

what is the max number of

cupcakes that Alex can buy without going over his $25 limit?

Let

x = maximum number of cupcakes Alex can buy

Amount Alex wants to spend = Cost of each cupcake * maximum number of cupcakes Alex can buy

25 = 1.50x

x = 25 / 1.50

x = 16.67

The maximum number of cupcakes that Alex can buy without going over his $25 limit is 16 cupcakes as a whole