Question #N523
A group of friends are planning a trip. They have a budget of $\$1200 for transportation. A rental car costs $\$40 per day, and a train ticket costs $\$60. If they plan to spend 3 days traveling by car, what is the maximum number of train tickets they can purchase?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Correct Answer is: A
The cost of the rental car for 3 days is 3 * $40 = $120. This leaves $1200 - $120 = $1080 for train tickets. Since each train ticket costs $60, they can purchase $1080 / $60 = 18 train tickets. However, the problem asks for the maximum number of tickets they can purchase, given that they can only purchase whole tickets. Therefore, the maximum number of train tickets they can purchase is 10.