Question

Jane wants to make a a cake for her friend's birthday she had $9 and spent it on decoration with tax included a pack of 10 candles is $1.50 and which tube of of colored frosting is 2.75 if she has to bye two packs and candles how many tubes of frosting can she buy ?

Answer 1

Given:

Total money she had = $9

Cost of each pack of candles = $1.50

Cost of each tube of colored frosting = $2.75

Let's find the number of colored frosting she can buy.

Since she has to buy 2 packs of candles, the total cost she would spend on candles is:

Cost of candles = $1.50 x 2 = $3.00

Thus, we have the inequality:

2.75x + 3.00 ≤ 9

Where x represents the number of tubes of colored frosting she can buy.

Let's solve for x.

2.75x + 3 ≤ 9

Subtract 3 from bith sides:

2.75x + 3 - 3 ≤ 9 - 3

2.75x ≤ 6

Divide both sides by 2.75:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{2.75x}{2.75}\le\frac{6}{2.75} \\ \\ x\le2.18 \end{gathered}$

Since x is less than or equal to 2.18, this means Jane can buy no more than 2 tubes of colored frosting.

ANSWER:

No more than 2 tubes