Nick has $8.00. Bagels cost $0.75 each, and a small container of cream cheese costs $1.25. Write an equation to represent the situation and determine the number of bagels that Nick can purchase to spend his total $8.00

Nick has $8.00. Bagels cost $0.75 each, and a small container of cream cheese costs $1.25. Write an equation to represent the situation and determine the number of bagels that Nick can purchase to spend his total $8.00

Let's use "b" to represent the number of bagels Nick can purchase. The total cost of the bagels and the cream cheese should not exceed his $8.00.

The cost of one bagel is $0.75, and Nick has $8.00. The cost of the cream cheese is $1.25. So, the equation to represent the situation is:

0.75b + 1.25 = 8.00

Now, let's solve for "b" to find out how many bagels Nick can purchase:

0.75b + 1.25 = 8.00

Subtract 1.25 from both sides:

0.75b = 8.00 - 1.25 0.75b = 6.75

Now, divide both sides by 0.75 to find the number of bagels:

b = 6.75 / 0.75 b = 9

So, Nick can purchase 9 bagels with his total of $8.00 without exceeding his budget.