Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books. The magazine cost $4. Solve to find the maximum cost of each composition book

Answer 1

Let's solve this problem step by step.

We know that Bill spent less than $26 on a magazine and five composition books.

Let's assume that the maximum cost of each composition book is "x".

So, the total cost of five composition books would be 5x.

We are also given that the magazine costs $4.

The total amount spent by Bill on the magazine and five composition books should be less than $26.

Therefore, the inequality representing this situation would be:

4 + 5x < 26.

Now, let's solve this inequality to find the maximum cost of each composition book:

4 + 5x < 26.

Subtract 4 from both sides:

5x < 22.

Divide both sides by 5:

x < 22/5.

Therefore, the maximum cost of each composition book is less than $4.40.