CCGPS AA 6.3.1 Example 2

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Shawn belongs to a book rental club. His mother gave him a $45 gift card for the club as a birthday present. The club charges members $2.00 to rent e-books and $3.50 for print books. Use a constraint equation to find out how many of each type of book Shawn can rent with his $45 gift card. Find two possible combinations of rentals that would serve as solutions to the equation. Write a general description of other combinations based on the constraint equation.
  1. Write a constraint equation for the relationship described.
  2. Use the constraint equation to determine two possible combinations of rentals, then interpret the solutions in the context of the problem.
  3. Describe other combinations based on the constraint equation.
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