Question

Under her cell phone plan, Aubree pays a flat cost of $50.50 per month and $4 per gigabyte. She wants to keep her bill at $56.10 per month. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine gg, the number of gigabytes of data Aubree can use while staying within her budget.

Equation:
Answer: g =

Answer 1

50.50 + 4g ≤ 56.10

Explanation:

The variable is g, the amount of gigabytes she uses and each gigabyte costs $4 therefore the equation must be set as the flat fee, $50.50 plus 4g since it costs $4 per gigabyte to be less or equal to $56.10 since Aubree wants to stay below $56.10.