Question

Andrea has $18 to spend. She spent $6.50, including tax, to buy a notebook. She needs to save $5.75, but she wants to buy a snack. If candy bars cost $1.15 per package including tax, what inequality would show the maximum number of packages that Andrea can buy? Solve your inequality by showing your work and steps. Please help

Answer 1

Andrea can buy 5 candy bars.

Explanation:

First to solve this we will subtract 6.50 from 18 because Andrea already spent that money. Then we must subtract 5.75 from 18 because Andrea can't spend that money. All the subtracting equals 5.75. After that we can divide the remaining money by 1.15 to see how many candy bars we can buy which equals 5. Finally the answer is that Andrea can buy 5 candy bars.

Answer 2

Answer: total cost of the stuff she buys ≤ 18 since she only has 18 dollars to buy stuff

Explanation:

let's add up the cost of the stuff she buys:

- a flat cost of $6.50

- a savings of $5.75 (she's technically not spending money but we can count this as part of her expenses since it's taking away from the 18 dollars)

- some number (x) candy bars. if each candy bar costs $1.15 then the money she spends on candy bars is $1.15

with that being said:

6.50 + 5.75 + 1.15x ≤ 18

solve for x

since we are talking about whole # candy bars, if you get a decimal from this, round down to the nearest whole #