SOLUTION: Lesley has a gift card worth $500 for a local entertainment store. Movies cost $20 each and newly released video games cost $50 each. In order to use the gift card, Lesley must pur
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Question 528359: Lesley has a gift card worth $500 for a local entertainment store. Movies cost $20 each and newly released video games cost $50 each. In order to use the gift card, Lesley must purchase at least eleven items. If Lesley wants to spend as much as possible on his gift card by purchasing the most items, which combination of movies and newly released video games is optimal?
A (25, 0)
B (20, 2)
C (15, 4)
D (10, 6)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let movies be and newly released video games
than we have:
we can use option A:(25, 0) where and
...this option works if Lesley wants to spend as much as possible on his gift card,but it is not optimal
however, she wants to spend as much as possible on his gift card by purchasing the of movies and newly released video games, so we will consider option D:(10, 6)
......this of movies and newly released video games is optimal
so, your answer is D:(10, 6)
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