Question

jalen is planning a trip to new york city his plane ticket cost 750$ and the hotel costs 125$ each night. if he want to spend no more than 1400$ how many nights can he stay?

Answer 1

You can solve this problem by using the equation 750+125x=1400 where x is the number of nights. 

750+125x=1400
750-750+125x=1400-750
125x=650
125x-125=650/125
x=5.2

The answer is 5.2. However, you cant sty for .2 nights so the answer is 5.