Question

Under her cell phone plan, Brooklyn pays a flat cost of $42 per month and $5 per gigabyte. She wants to keep her bill under $60 per month. Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine xx, the number of gigabytes Brooklyn can use while staying within her budget. What are the Inequality?

Answer 1

Answer:

The inequality Equation =

42 + 5x < 60

To stay within her budget of less than $60 she must use less than 3.6 Gigabytes

Step-by-step explanation:

Under her cell phone plan, Brooklyn pays a flat cost of $42 per month and $5 per gigabyte. She wants to keep her bill under $60 per month.

Let the number of gigabytes = x

Under $60 means less than $60

The inequality =

$42 + $5×x < $60

42 + 5x < 60

Solving for x

42 + 5x < 60

5x < 60 - 42

5x < 18

x < 18/5

x < 3.6 Giga bytes

Hence, to stay within her budget of less than $60 she must use less than 3.6 Gigabytes