Gerald needs to purchase baseballs and bats for his youth baseball league. He'll need at least 25 pieces of equipment, but he on

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Gerald needs to purchase baseballs and bats for his youth baseball league. He'll need at least 25 pieces of equipment, but he on

ly has $615 to spend. Baseballs cost $20 each and bats cost $35 each. If Gerald wants to purchase the largest amount of equipment and still stay within his budget which combination of baseballs and bats is optimal?
A: (22, 3)
B: (22, 5)
C: (24, 1)
D: (29, 1)

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Maurinko [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-21T14:49:32+03:00

Maurinko [17]2 years ago

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The answer is D: 29,1

That is because with options A and C he still has money to spend. Options B and D both have him spending exactly $615, but in B he only gets 27 pieces of equipment whereas in option D he gets 30 pieces of equipment.