Question

Charlie cell phone cost $50 each month plus $0. 05 per text message. His budget is no more than $75 a month. How many text can be send?

Answer 1

500

Explanation:

let's say charlie sends x messages per month

he spends $50 + 0.05 for each x (message), which comes out to less than or equal to $75.

as an equation, this is

50 + 0.05 x ≤ 75

subtract both sides by 50 to isolate the variable and its coefficient

0.05 x ≤ 25

multiply both sides by 1/0.05 to isolate x

x ≤ 500

the maximum is therefore x = 500 messages