Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books. The magazine cost $4. Solve to find the maximum cost of each composition book
Let's solve this problem step by step.
We know that Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books.
Let's assume that the maximum cost of each composition book is "x".
So, the total cost of five composition books would be 5x.
We are also given that the magazine costs $4.
The total amount spent by Bill on the magazine and five composition books should be less than $26.
Therefore, the inequality representing this situation would be:
4 + 5x < 26.
Now, let's solve this inequality to find the maximum cost of each composition book:
4 + 5x < 26.
Subtract 4 from both sides:
5x < 22.
Divide both sides by 5:
x < 22/5.
Therefore, the maximum cost of each composition book is less than $4.40.
To find the maximum cost of each composition book, we need to subtract the cost of the magazine from the total amount spent by Bill.
Let's denote the maximum cost of each composition book as 'x'.
Bill spent less than $26, so we can write the inequality:
5x + $4 < $26
Now, we can solve for 'x'.
Subtracting $4 from both sides of the inequality, we have:
5x < $26 - $4
5x < $22
To isolate the variable 'x', divide both sides of the inequality by 5:
x < $22 / 5
So, the maximum cost of each composition book is less than $4.40.
Let's denote the maximum cost of each composition book as x.
We know that Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books. Since the magazine cost $4, the total cost of the five composition books would be less than $26 - $4 = $22.
So, we can set up the inequality: 5x < $22.
To find the maximum cost of each composition book, we can solve the inequality for x:
5x < $22
Divide both sides of the inequality by 5:
x < $22/5
Therefore, the maximum cost of each composition book would be less than $4.40.