Question
Mia is planting flowers in her garden. Flowers for one bed cost $3.25 and a bag of soil costs $6.50 each. She doesn't know how many flower beds she can plant but knows that she needs 5 bags of soil. Mia has a budget of $60.00. (2 pts) (7.EE.4)(1 point)
Part A: Write an equation to represent the situation. Use, n, to represent the, n, number of flower beds she can plant.
Part A: Write an equation to represent the situation. Use, n, to represent the, n, number of flower beds she can plant.
Answers
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To represent the situation, we need to account for both the cost of the flower beds and the cost of the soil bags within Mia's budget.
The cost for one flower bed is $3.25, so the cost for \( n \) flower beds is \( 3.25n \).
Mia needs 5 bags of soil, and each bag costs $6.50, so the total cost for the soil is \( 6.50 \times 5 = 32.50 \).
Mia's total expenditure cannot exceed her budget of $60.00. Therefore, the equation representing this situation can be stated as:
\[
3.25n + 32.50 \leq 60.00
\]
This equation expresses the total cost of the flower beds and the soil in relation to her budget.
The cost for one flower bed is $3.25, so the cost for \( n \) flower beds is \( 3.25n \).
Mia needs 5 bags of soil, and each bag costs $6.50, so the total cost for the soil is \( 6.50 \times 5 = 32.50 \).
Mia's total expenditure cannot exceed her budget of $60.00. Therefore, the equation representing this situation can be stated as:
\[
3.25n + 32.50 \leq 60.00
\]
This equation expresses the total cost of the flower beds and the soil in relation to her budget.