Question

As the number of pages in a photo book increases, the price of the book also increases. There is an additional shipping charge of 15%. The price of a book can be modeled by the equation below, where P = the price of the book, 20 is the printing charge, 0.5 is the charge per page, and x = the number of pages: (2 points)
P = (20 + 0.5x) + 0.15(20 + 0.5x)

Jennifer wants to purchase a book but only has $62.10 to spend. What is the maximum number of pages she can have in her book?

Answer 1

Answer:

22

Step-by-step explanation:

Solve the inequality  (20 + 0.5x) + 0.15(20 + 0.5x)   ≤ $62.10 for x:

20 + .5x + 3 + 0.75x ≤ 62.10

Combining the x terms, we get:

20 + 3 + 1.25x ≤ 62.10.

Combining the constants on the left:

23 + 1.75x ≤ 62.10

Combining the constants:

1.75x = 39.10

Solving for x:  39.10/1.75 = 22.34

Thus, the max number of whole pages she can have in her book is 22.