Alternative purchases from a fixed budget
Alternative purchases from a fixed budget
Secondary 2
7 marks
TGM Original Questions
An activity coordinator has a certain budget to buy entry passes. She can either buy exactly \(x\) adult passes at $4.50 each or \((x+5)\) student passes at $3.70 each and have $1.50 left.
- Form an equation in \(x\) and show that \(x=25\).[3]
- How much is the coordinator's budget?[1]
- If the coordinator buys 8 adult passes and uses the rest of the money to buy student passes, find
- the maximum number of student passes that she can buy;[2]
- the amount of money left.[1]
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Answer:(a) \(4.50x=3.70(x+5)+1.50\), so \(x=25\). (b) \(112.50. (c)(i) 20 student passes; (ii) \)2.50.
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