Question

Kiran is getting dinner for his drama club on the evening of their final rehearsal. The budget for dinner is $60.


Kiran plans to buy some prepared dishes from a supermarket.




The prepared dishes are sold by the pound, at $5.29 a pound. He also plans to buy two large bottles of


sparkling water at $2.49 each.




Let `x` represent pounds of prepared dishes. Create a mathematical model of Kiran's budget constraint.

Answer 1

Answer: 5.29x + 4.98 = 60

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represents pounds of prepared dishes.

Given: The prepared dishes are sold by the pound, at $5.29 a pound.

i.e. Cost of x pounds of dishes (in $) =5.29x

Cost of each bottle of sparkling water = $2.49

Cost of 2 bottles of sparkling water =  $ (2 x 2.49)= $4.98

Total cost of dinner(in $) = Cost of x pounds of dishes + Cost of 2 bottles of sparkling water

= 5.29x + 4.98

The budget for dinner is $60.

i.e. 5.29x + 4.98 = 60

Hence, the mathematical model of Kiran's budget constraint:

5.29x + 4.98 = 60