Answer :
Final answer:
Chuck can play a maximum of 4 games after spending $5.25 on a snack, with a total budget of $12.50, considering each game costs $1.50.
Explanation:
To find out the maximum number of games Chuck could have played, we first need to calculate the total amount he spent on the snack, and then subtract that from the total amount he had for spending at the arcade.
Chuck bought a snack for $5.25. He spent no more than $12.50 in total at the arcade. Therefore, the money spent exclusively on games would be:
$12.50 (total budget) - $5.25 (cost of snack) = $7.25 (remaining for games)
Since each game costs $1.50, we divide the remaining money by the cost per game to find the maximum number of games Chuck could play:
$7.25 (remaining for games) / $1.50 (cost per game) = 4.8333...
Chuck cannot play a fraction of a game, so we need to round down to the nearest whole number. Chuck can play a maximum of 4 games.
4 because $12.50-$5.25=$7.25 you then divide $7.25 by $1.50 which is 4.833333 Therefore the maximum number of games Chuck can play is 4
