Mr. Levy has a budget of $18,000. Uniforms for the marching band cost $315 each, and he needs 62 uniforms. He says, "Since 60x$3

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Alexus [3.1K]

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Mr. Levy has a budget of $18,000. Uniforms for the marching band cost $315 each, and he needs 62 uniforms. He says, "Since 60x$3

00=$18,000, I can stay within the budget." Do you agree? Explain.

Mathematics

2 answers:

svetoff [14.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-14T13:07:12+03:00

Answer:

No. See explanation below.

Step-by-step explanation:

No.

Since 60 × $300 = $18,000, he would be exactly at budget if he needed 60 uniforms and if each uniform cost $300, but he needs more than 60 uniforms, and each uniform costs more than $315, so the total cost is definitely more than $18,000.

Verizon [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-10-14T14:58:28+03:00

No, Mr. Levy would not be staying within budget.

Sure, 60 · $300 is $18,00, but he didn't take in the other $15 or the 2 extra uniforms.

If he were to do the math correctly, he should have done 62 · $315, which would be $19,530.

If Mr. Levy were to buy all the uniforms and not worry about it because "60 · $300 is $18,000," he would go over the budget by $1,530.

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