Layla has $680 to spend at a bicycle store for some new gear and biking outfits. Assume all prices listed include tax.
She buys a new bicycle for $319.28.
She buys 3 bicycle reflectors for $4.90 each and a pair of bike gloves for $37.94.
She plans to spend some or all of the money she has left to buy new biking outfits for $77.02 each.
Use the drop-down menu below to write an inequality representing
o, the number of outfits she can buy while staying within her budget.
Answer
Let x be the number of outfits she can buy.
The total amount spent on the reflectors and gloves is 3*4.90 + 37.94 = $<<3*4.90+37.94=57.64>>57.64
The total amount spent on the bike and the other items is 319.28 + 57.64 = $<<319.28+57.64=376.92>>376.92
The inequality representing the number of outfits she can buy while staying within her budget is:
77.02x ≤ 680 - 376.92
Let x be the number of outfits she can buy.
The cost of buying x outfits is given by 77.02x.
The total amount spent on the bicycle, reflectors, gloves, and outfits should be less than or equal to $680.
So, the inequality representing the number of outfits she can buy while staying within her budget is:
319.28 + 3(4.90) + 37.94 + 77.02x ≤ 680.