Question

Annabeth has $29.00 to spend at the sporting goods store. She buys a T-shirt that costs $15.32. She also wants to buy a soccer ball for $12.87, a baseball cap for $8.39, a set of shin guards for $14.98, or a water bottle for $5.93. Use the equation $15.32 + c = $29.00, where c is the item's cost, to find the most expensive item Annabeth can buy.

Answer 1

Answer:

The most expensive she can buy is the soccerball

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Total =\ 29.00$

$T\ Shirt = \ 15.32$

$Soccer\ Ball= \ 12.87$

$Baseball\ Cap = \ 8.39$

$Shin\ Guards = \ 14.98$

$Water\ Bottle = \ 5.93$

Required

Using $\ 15.32 + c = \ 29.00$, what is the most expensive she can buy?

$\ 15.32 + c = \ 29.00$

Subtract $15.32 from both sides

$\ 15.32 - \ 15.32 + c = \ 29.00 - \ 15.32$

$\ 15.32 - \ 15.32 + c = \ 13.68$

$c = \ 13.68$

This means that she can not afford items that cost more than $13.68

i.e. the shin guards which costs $14.98

The items she can afford and their prices are:

$Soccer\ Ball= \ 12.87$

$Baseball\ Cap = \ 8.39$

$Water\ Bottle = \ 5.93$

The most expensive of them all is:

$Soccer\ Ball= \ 12.87$