Question

Jasmine has only $46.50 to spend at forever 21. She wants to buy a shirt that costs $19, including tax, and some bracelets that cost $5.50 each, including tax. Part A write an equation to determine x, the maximum number of bracelets mr Jasmine could buy. Part b solve the equation to determine the number of bracelets jasmine could buy?? Plzzz explain your answer

Answer 1

46.50 - 19 = 5.50x

We get the 46.50 from her budget and the 19 from the shirt she wants to buy. If we subtract 19 from 46.50, we'll get the amount of money Jasmine can spend on bracelets.

46.50 - 19 = 27.50

She has $27.50 to spend on bracelets. Now, we divide that by 5.50 (the price of a bracelet) to see how many she can buy.

27.50 ÷ 5.50 = 5

Jasmine can buy 5 bracelets.

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