Question

9) The cost per gallon of ice cream is $5.50. You have $55 to spendon ice cream.(a) Write an algebraic expression for the situation described above.(b) How many pints of ice cream can you buy for $55 ?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} (a)5.50x=55 \\ \text{Here, x is the number of gallon} \\ (b) \\ \text{solve for pints,} \\ x=(55)/(5.5) \\ x=10\text{ pints} \end{gathered}`