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Shern goes to the BX with $19. She buys a gift for her mom that costs $7.25. She also needs to make sure that she has $2.75 left when she leaves the BX to buy lunch the next day. She sees that bags of Skittles are on sale for $0.50 each. How many bags can she buy to have as many bags as possible? Write and solve an inequality to represent the situation. Show your work. (10 points)

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User Jim Wooley
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Answer:

18 bags of skittles

Explanation:

19-7.25-0.5x=2.75

=> -0.5x=-9

=> x=18

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