The town librarian bought a combination of new-release movies on DVD for [tex]$20 and classic movies on DVD for $[/tex]8. Let [tex]x[/tex] represent the number of new releases, and let [tex]y[/tex] represent the number of classics. If the librarian had a budget of $500 and wanted to purchase as many DVDs as possible, which values of [tex]x[/tex] and [tex]y[/tex] could represent the number of new-release and classic movies bought?

A. [tex]x=8, y=45[/tex]

B. [tex]x=10, y=22[/tex]

C. [tex]x=16, y=22[/tex]

D. [tex]x=18, y=18[/tex]



Answer :

Let's analyze each option to determine if the number of new release movies, [tex]\( x \)[/tex], and the number of classic movies, [tex]\( y \)[/tex], add up to a total cost that is within the librarian's budget of \[tex]$500. Option 1: \( x = 8 \), \( y = 45 \) - The cost for new releases: \( 8 \times 20 = 160 \) - The cost for classics: \( 45 \times 8 = 360 \) - Total cost: \( 160 + 360 = 520 \) Result: Total cost is \( \$[/tex]520 \). This is not within the budget of \[tex]$500. Option 2: \( x = 10 \), \( y = 22 \) - The cost for new releases: \( 10 \times 20 = 200 \) - The cost for classics: \( 22 \times 8 = 176 \) - Total cost: \( 200 + 176 = 376 \) Result: Total cost is \( \$[/tex]376 \). This is within the budget of \[tex]$500. Option 3: \( x = 16 \), \( y = 22 \) - The cost for new releases: \( 16 \times 20 = 320 \) - The cost for classics: \( 22 \times 8 = 176 \) - Total cost: \( 320 + 176 = 496 \) Result: Total cost is \( \$[/tex]496 \). This is within the budget of \[tex]$500. Option 4: \( x = 18 \), \( y = 18 \) - The cost for new releases: \( 18 \times 20 = 360 \) - The cost for classics: \( 18 \times 8 = 144 \) - Total cost: \( 360 + 144 = 504 \) Result: Total cost is \( \$[/tex]504 \). This is not within the budget of \[tex]$500. Summarizing, the valid options where the total cost is within the budget of \$[/tex]500 are:
- [tex]\( x = 10 \)[/tex], [tex]\( y = 22 \)[/tex]
- [tex]\( x = 16 \)[/tex], [tex]\( y = 22 \)[/tex]