Question

Suppose you intend to spend no more than $60 buying books. Hardback books costs $12 and paperbacks cost $5. How many books of each type can you buy

Answer 1

You could either but 5 hardbacks or 12 paperbacks

Explanation:

Answer 2

I can buy at most 5 hardback books or 12 paperbacks.

Explanation:

Let h be the number of hardback books and p the number of paperbacks.

`12h+5p\leq 60`

If I don't buy any paperbacks, I can buy at most 5 hardbacks.

If I don't buy any hardbacks, I can buy at most 12 paperbacks.