Question

Tanya is going to Six Flags andplans to spend no more than $250.If the ticket cost $50 and foodaverages $4 per items, how manyfood items can she buy? Writeand solve an inequality.

Answer 1

ANSWER

50 food items

EXPLANATION

Tanya does not want to spend more than $250

The ticket costs $50 and each food item costs $4.

Let the number of items that can be bought be x.

So, the inequality that represents this situation is:

$50\text{ + 4x }\leq250$

Now, let us solve it:

$\begin{gathered} 4x\text{ }\leq\text{ 250 - 50} \\ 4x\text{ }\leq\text{ 200} \\ x\text{ }\leq\text{ }\frac{200}{4} \\ x\text{ }\leq\text{ 50} \end{gathered}$

Tanya can buy not more than 50 items.