Question

Chloe is planning an event and purchasing floral arrangements. At Petals Plus, the arrangements cost $35.85 each, and the store charges $67.00 for delivery of the flowers to the event site. At Blooms, the arrangements cost $25.09 each, and the store charges $118.00 for delivery of the flowers to the event site.How many arrangements should she purchase from Blooms in order to get a better value? A. 3 B. 1 C. 5 D. 4

Answer 1

Petals Plus.

Each arrangement costs $35.85, plus $67.00 for delivery.

This can be expressed as

$35.85a+67$

Where a represents the arrangements.

Blooms.

Each arrangement costs $25.09, plus $118.00 for delivery.

$25.09a+118$

Where a represents the arrangements.

Now, we have to form an expression to relate both expressions.

$35.85a+67<25.09a+118$

This expression will give us the number of arrangements needed to get a better offer from Blooms.-

$\begin{gathered} 35.85a-25.09a<118-67 \\ 10.76a<51 \\ a<\frac{51}{10.76} \\ a<4.74 \end{gathered}$

Notice that we have to get less than 4.74 arrangements to get a better deal with Blooms.

Therefore, the right answer is D. 4.