Respuesta :
You can just substitute $62.10 to the model of the price
P = (20 + 0.5x) + 0.15 (20 + 0.5x)
68.10 = (20 +0.5x) + 0.15(20+0.5x)
x = 68 pages
therefore the maximum number of pages she can have in her book is 68 pages
Answer:
The maximum number of pages she can have in her book is 68 pages
Step-by-step explanation:
The price of a book can be modeled by the equation below, where P = the price of the book, 20 is the printing charge, 0.5 is the charge per page, and x = the number of pages:
[tex]P = (20+0.5x)+0.15(20+0.5x)[/tex]
Jennifer wants to purchase a book but only has $62.10 to spend.
we will put P = 62.10
[tex]62.10 = (20+0.5x)+0.15(20+0.5x)[/tex]
Solving this;
[tex]62.10 =20+0.5x+3+0.075x[/tex]
=> [tex]62.10 =23+0.575x[/tex]
=> [tex]62.10-23=0.575x[/tex]
=> [tex]39.1=0.575x[/tex]
x = 68
Hence, the maximum number of pages she can have in her book is 68 pages.