Question

1. connect concepts a city dumps plastic shade balls into a reservoir to prevent water from evaporating during a drought. it costs $5,760 for 16,000 shade balls. the city can spend no more than $4,500 on the shade balls. describe the numbers of shade balls the city can purchase.

the city can purchase no ____ than ____ shade balls.

Explanation:

Step1: Find cost per shade ball

$\text{Cost per ball} = \frac{\$5,760}{16,000} = \$0.36$

Step2: Calculate max number of balls

$\text{Max balls} = \frac{\$4,500}{\$0.36} = 12,500$

Answer:

The city can purchase no more than 12,500 shade balls.