Question

An ice cream shop sells an empty cone for 4.00 plus an additional 1.25 per scoop of ice cream. You have 6.75 to spend. How many scoops can you buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 scoops

Step-by-step explanation:

the flat fee is $4.00. 4+1.25=5.25. You have $6.75 to spend, so you can probably add on another scoop. 5.25+1.25=6.5. I was correct. To simplify, two scoops of ice cream without the cone is $2.50, but you will probably have a cone with your ice cream so that adds on $4.00. $4.00+$2.50=$6.50 and that is the max amount of ice cream scoops and cones since you cannot go over your budget.