Question

Michelle brought $26 with him to the Freeport Carnival. She wants to buy a pretzel for $4.50 and then spend the remaining money on rides. The cost of each ride is $1.25. Write an inequality that can be used to solve for r, the number of rides Michelle can go on. Use the inequality to determine the maximum number of rides he can go on?

Answer 1

26=1.25x+4.50 17 rides

Explanation:

26=1.25+4.50 26-4.50= 21.50 After buying the pretzel Michelle has $21.50 left. 21.50 divided by 1.25 = 17.2 But since you can't ride .2 of a ride, it is rounded to 17 rides.