Question

Huy is an office manager for a small law firm. One of his responsibilities is to order supplies. He noticed that in the past, the number of boxes of white paper ordered was double the number of boxes of beige paper. He must spend no more than $112.50 on paper so that when tax and shipping are added he stays within the budget. If a box of white paper cost $3.50 and a box of beige paper cost $4.25, how many boxes of each can Huy order and stay within his $112.50 budget?

Answer 1

let number of white paper box = x

number of beige paper box = y

x = 2y

3.50 x + 4.25 y = 112.50

solving the equations

so, number of white paper box = 20

number of beige box = 10