document.write( "Question 805347: one book cost $5.00 and one set of mathematical instruments cost $3.00. What is the maximum number of each that you can buy with $50.00 if you are to buy twice as many sets of mathematical instruments as books?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #485201 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5b+3m<=50, \n" ); document.write( "m=2b \n" ); document.write( "5b+3*(2b)=50 \n" ); document.write( "11b<=50 \n" ); document.write( "b<=50/11 which is 4.54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Go down to whole number \n" ); document.write( "4*5=20 \n" ); document.write( "8*3=24 \n" ); document.write( "$44 total \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |