The correct answer is A. 10 bracelets
The answer is 3/7 (Three over seven). You ADD the number of total possibilities (animal characters + human characters = 7 total characters) for the denominator and put in the number (or section) you're looking at as the numerator
Let's first establish what we already know for this problem.
x = total number of hotdogs sold
y = total profit from total sales of hotdogs
Let's also establish the other equations which we will require in order to solve this problem.
Equation No. 1 -
Profit for 40 hotdogs = $90 profit
Equation No. 2 -
Profit for 80 hotdogs = $210 profit
STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTION
From this, we can use the formula y = mx + b & substitute the values for x & y from one of the two previous equations into the formula in order to obtain the values of m & b for the final equation. Here is an example of the working out as displayed below:
Firstly, using the first or second equation, we make either m or b the subject. Here I have used the first equation and made m the subject:
Equation No. 1 -
y = mx + b
90 = m ( 40 ) + b
40m = 90 - b
m = ( 90 - b ) / 40
Now, make b the subject in the second equation as displayed below:
Equation No. 2 -
y = mx + b
210 = m ( 80 ) + b
210 = 80m + b
b = 210 - 80m
Then, substitute m from the first equation into the second equation.
Equation No. 2 -
b = 210 - 80m
b = 210 - 80 [ ( 90 - b ) / 40 ]
b = 210 - [ 80 ( 90 - b ) / 40 ]
b = 210 - 2 ( 90 - b )
b = 210 - 180 - 2b
b - 2b = 30
- b = 30
b = - 30
Now, substitute b from the second equation into the first equation.
Equation No. 1 -
m = ( 90 - b ) / 40
m = ( 90 - ( - 30 ) / 40
m = ( 90 + 30 ) / 40
m = 120 / 40
m = 3
Through this, we have established that:
m = 3
b = - 30
Therefore, the final equation to model the final profit, y, based on the number of hotdogs sold, x, is as follows:
y = mx + b
y = ( 3 )x + ( - 30 )
ANSWER:
y = 3x - 30
The correct answer is D No, Dan should reduce his discretionary spending
Explanation:
For Dan to stay on the budget he needs to spend the amount budgeted for each expense or less than the amount budgeted. This occurred in the case of the Internet, food, and rent; for example, the amount budgeted for the internet was $35 and Dan spent this money, also, the amount budgeted for food was $100 and Dan spent $95, which means he stood in the budget. However, this did not occur with discretionary spending, which refers to other non-necessary expenses, because in this case, Dan spent $140 even when the budget limit was $100. Also, this exceeds the total income considering 35 + 95 + 500+ 140 = $770, which is above the income ($750). Thus, Dan did not stay in the budget because he spent more money than expected in discretionary spending and should reduce this.
