Question

Matthew and his children went into a restaurant where they sell drinks for $1.50 each and tacos for $2 each. Matthew has $25 to spend and must buy at least 12 drinks and tacos altogether. If Matthew decided to buy 5 drinks, determine the maximum number of tacos that he could buy.
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2

Answer 1

If Matthew buy 5 drinks for $1.50 each, he would spend 5*$1.50 = $<<5*1.50=7.50>>7.50.
The total amount of money that Matthew would have left for buying tacos is $25 - $7.50 = $<<25-7.50=17.50>>17.50.
He must buy at least 12 drinks and tacos altogether, so if he has already bought 5 drinks, he must buy at least 12 - 5 = <<12-5=7>>7 tacos.
Since tacos cost $2 each, Matthew can afford to buy $17.50 / $2 = <<17.50/2=8.75>>8.75 tacos.
Since Matthew can't buy a fraction of a taco, the maximum number of tacos he could buy is 8. Answer: \boxed{8}.