Question

Can someone please help. I tried to solve it and I keep getting stuck or can someone at least help me start off solving it?

An advertising company charges $40 per half-page advertisement and $75 per full-page advertisement
Michael has a budget of $800 to purchase 13 advertisements.

(a) Define a variable for each unknown
Write a system of equations to represent the situation and solve the system

(b) How many half-page advertisements does Michael purchase?
Show your work.

(c) How many full-page advertisements does Michael purchase?

Answer 1

F=full page H=half page

40H+75F=800

H+F=13 so H= 13-F substitute 13-F for H in the first equation.

40(13-F)+75F=800

520-40F +75F=800

35F= 280 so F=280/35=8

8 fullpage and 5 halfpage ads

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