A business has $11,080 to spend on new laptops and tablet computers for its salespeople. The laptops cost $515 each. The tablets
cost $285 each. The business wants each salesperson to have either a laptop or a tablet. There are 30 salespeople. How many of each type of computer should the business buy?. 9 laptops and 21 tablets. 11 laptops and 19 tablets. 19 laptops and 11 tablets. 21 laptops and 9 tablets
We let x be the number of new laptops and y the number of tablets. The equations that will represent the conditions stated are: x + y = 30 515x + 285y = 11080
Solving for x and y from the equations will yield:
x = 11 and y = 19.
<span>Therefore, the business should buy 11 laptops and 19 tablets.</span>
Let x be the number of new laptops and y be the number of tablets that the company should buy. The equations that best show the given conditions are as follows, x + y = 30 515x + 285y = 11080 Solving simultaneously for the values of x and y gives an answer of x = 11 and y = 19.
Thus, the business should buy 11 laptops and 19 tablets.
