Jody is buying a scrapbook and sheets of designer paper. She has $40 and needs at least $18.25 to buy the scrapbook. Each sheet of paper costs $0.34. How many sheets of paper can she buy?
Set up a cost equation for the number of pieces of paper (p):
0.34p + 18.25 <= 40 <-- we have an inequality since we can't go over 40
Type this inequality into our search engine and we get:
p <= 63.97
We round down, so we get p = 63.
Set up a cost equation for the number of pieces of paper (p):
0.34p + 18.25 <= 40 <-- we have an inequality since we can't go over 40
Type this inequality into our search engine and we get:
p <= 63.97
We round down, so we get p = 63.