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Riaz wants to spend no more than $1,250 on his trip. The airfare is $439. Write and solve an inequality to find the maximum amount he can spend on the rest of his trip.

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Answer: \\ Let \: x \: be \: the \: amount \: of \: money \: he \: can \: spend \\ We \: have \: an \: inequality:x +439 \leqslant 1250 \\ \Leftrightarrow x \leqslant 811 \\ So \: the \: maximum \: amount \: he \: can \: spend \: is \: \$ 811

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