Elementary Algebra

Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

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Chapter 3: Q. 323 (page 399)

Marlon鈥檚 TV plan costs $$49.99$ per month plus $$ 5.49$ per first-run movie. How many first-run movies can he watch if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ ?

Short Answer

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Marlon can watch $9$ first-run movies if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ .

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given information

The cost for per first-run movie is, $$ 5.49$ .

The TV plan cost is, $$ 49.99$ plus the cost of first run movie.

It is also mentioned that, The monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ .

Let $x$ be the number of first run movies that Marlon can watch.

Let us create an equation by using the given information.

$49.99 + (5.49) x 鈮� 100$

Step 2. Now simplify the obtained equation.

$49.99 + (5.49) x 鈮� 100 (5.49) x 鈮� 100 - 49.99 (5.49) x 鈮� 50.01 x 鈮� \frac{50.01}{5.49} x 鈮� 9.10 x 鈮� 9$

Step 3. Let us check the answer.

$49.99 + (5.49) x 鈮� 100 49.99 + (5.49) 9 鈮� 100 49.99 + 49.41 鈮� 100 99.4 鈮� 100$

which is true.

Therefore, Marlon can watch $9$ first-run movies if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ .

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Marlon鈥檚 TV plan costs $\(49.99$ per month plus $\) 5.49$ per first-run movie. How many first-run movies can he watch if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ ?

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given information

Step 2. Now simplify the obtained equation.

Step 3. Let us check the answer.

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Marlon鈥檚 TV plan costs\(49.99per month plus\)5.49per first-run movie. How many first-run movies can he watch if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $100?

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Given information

Step 2. Now simplify the obtained equation.

Step 3. Let us check the answer.

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Marlon鈥檚 TV plan costs $\(49.99$ per month plus $\) 5.49$ per first-run movie. How many first-run movies can he watch if he wants to keep his monthly bill to be a maximum of $$ 100$ ?