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Data-Based Business Decisions

Question 24 • 26-27 Ignite Technical Math-Financial Math - MA2007

You are in charge of managing the advertising for a restaurant. You are able to buy up to 62 advertisements a month, and your data from the previous month shows that you need to buy at least 5 newspaper ads for every 3 television ads to draw in the most customers. What is the greatest number of newspaper and television ads you could buy?

Answer
A
30 newspaper ads, 27 television ads
B
32 newspaper ads, 30 television ads
C
40 newspaper ads, 21 television ads
D
45 newspaper ads, 18 television ads

Explanation

Let N be newspaper ads and T be television ads. The requirement is N/T ≥ 5/3, and the total must be no more than 62. Choice C has 40 newspaper ads and 21 television ads: 40/21 is greater than 5/3, and 40 + 21 = 61. The other choices either exceed the 62-ad limit or fail the required ratio, so C allows the greatest total while meeting both conditions.

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