Question

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

Answer 1

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.

Therefore, the business should buy 11 laptops and 19 tablets.

Answer 2

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.