Jelani needs to hire at least 12 artists for an upcoming event. He needs to hire visual artists, who will be paid $300 for the event, and performers, who will be paid $480 for the event. His budget for paying the artists is no more than $6,000. He must hire at least 4 visual artists and at least 3 performers. Which of the following does not satisfy all of the conditions described?Choose 1 answer:(A) 4 visual artists and 10 performers(B) 8 visual artists and 8 performers(C) 9 visual artists and 3 performers(D) 13 visual artists and 4 performers
Q. Jelani needs to hire at least 12 artists for an upcoming event. He needs to hire visual artists, who will be paid $300 for the event, and performers, who will be paid $480 for the event. His budget for paying the artists is no more than $6,000. He must hire at least 4 visual artists and at least 3 performers. Which of the following does not satisfy all of the conditions described?Choose 1 answer:(A) 4 visual artists and 10 performers(B) 8 visual artists and 8 performers(C) 9 visual artists and 3 performers(D) 13 visual artists and 4 performers
Understand the problem: Understand the problem and the conditions.Jelani needs to hire at least 12 artists with at least 4 visual artists and at least 3 performers. The budget is no more than $6,000. Visual artists are paid $300 each, and performers are paid $480 each. We need to check which option does not meet these conditions.
Calculate total cost for option A: Calculate the total cost for option A (4 visual artists and 10 performers).Cost for visual artists = 4⋅$300 = $1200Cost for performers = 10⋅$480 = $4800Total cost for option A = $1200 + $4800 = $6000Check if this meets the conditions: The total number of artists is 14, which is more than 12, and the budget is not exceeded. Therefore, option (A) satisfies the conditions.
Calculate total cost for option B: Calculate the total cost for option B (8 visual artists and 8 performers).Cost for visual artists = 8⋅$300 = $2400Cost for performers = 8⋅$480 = $3840Total cost for option B = $2400 + $3840 = $6240Check if this meets the conditions: The total number of artists is 16, which is more than 12, but the budget is exceeded. Therefore, option (B) does not satisfies the conditions.
Calculate total cost for option C: Calculate the total cost for option C (9 visual artists and 3 performers).Cost for visual artists = 9⋅$300=$2700Cost for performers = 3⋅$480=$1440Total cost for option C = $2700 + $1440 = $4140Check if this meets the conditions: The total number of artists is 12, which is the minimum required, and the budget is not exceeded. Therefore, option (C) satifies the conditions.
Calculate total cost for option D: Calculate the total cost for option D (13 visual artists and 4 performers).Cost for visual artists = 13⋅$300 = $3900Cost for performers = 4⋅$480 = $1920Total cost for option D = $3900 + $1920 = $5820Check if this meets the conditions: The total number of artists is 17, which is more than 12, and the budget is not exceeded. Therefore, option (D) satifies the conditions.
Determine unsatisfactory option: Determine which option does not meet all the conditions.Option B exceeds the budget, so it does not satisfy all of the conditions.
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