Question

joe is responsible for reserving hotel rooms for a company trip. His company changes plans and increases how many people are going on the trip, so they need at least 50 5050 total rooms. Joe had already reserved and paid for 16 1616 rooms, so he needs to reserve additional rooms. He can only reserve rooms in blocks, and each block contains 8 88 rooms and costs $ 900 $900dollar sign, 900. Let B BB represent the number of additional blocks that Joe reserves. 1) Which inequality describes this scenario? Choose 1 answer: Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) A 16 + 8 B ≤ 50 16+8B≤5016, plus, 8, B, is less than or equal to, 50 (Choice B) B 16 + 8 B ≥ 50 16+8B≥5016, plus, 8, B, is greater than or equal to, 50 (Choice C) C 16 + B ≤ 50 16+B≤5016, plus, B, is less than or equal to, 50 (Choice D) D 16 + B ≥ 50 16+B≥5016, plus, B, is greater than or equal to, 50 2) What is the least amount of additional money Joe can spend to get the rooms they need? dollars

Answer 1

Answer:

Joe reserves 5 more blocks.

Step-by-step explanation:

50-16=34.

34/8=4.25

You must round up 4.25 to 5 and 16 rooms equal 2 blocks.

Answer 2

Answer:

16+8B ≥50

Step-by-step explanation:

Joe needs to spend $4500