Forming and Solving an Inequality from a Word Count Pricing Scenario
Forming and Solving an Inequality from a Word Count Pricing Scenario
Secondary 3
A newspaper company charges \(25\) cents per word and a fixed charge of \(80\) cents for and advertisement.
- Calculate the total cost of an advertisement containing \(15\) words.Leave your answer in dollars.
- The total cost of an advertisement containing \(n\) words is \(C\) cents.Find a formula for \(C\) in terms of \(n\).
- Arthur does not want to spend more than \(\$5.00\) on an advertisement.What is the greatest number of words he can use?
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Answer:(i) \(\$4.55\). (ii) \(C=25n+80\) cents. (iii) \(16\) words.
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