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Catherine has $54. She plans to spend more than $20 of the money for a painting canvas. The rest will go toward paints. Each tube of paint costs $8.50. Assume that x represents the number of tubes of paint Catherine can buy.The inequality that best represents this scenario is _____.

a. 8.5x + 20 > 54
b. 8.5x - 20 < 54
c. 54 - 8.5x < 20
d. 54 - 8.5x > 20The number of tubes of paint Catherine can buy is _____.
a. at least 5
b. more than 4
c. less than 4
d. more than 5

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The answer to the first one is C

The answer to the second one is C
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