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Propane costs $3.50 per hundred pounds, and there is a $6 monthly delivery fee. A family has budgeted $85 for their propane this month. How many hundreds of pounds, x, can the family use without going over budget?

3.5x−6<85

3.5x−6≤85

3.5x+6≤85

3.5x+6<85

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Propane costs $3.50 per hundred pounds,

and there is a $6 monthly delivery fee.

A family has budgeted $85 for their propane this month.

Let 'x' hundreds of pounds can the family use without going over budget

Here family has budgeted $85 for their propane.

So the cost for Propane = $ 3.5x

One month delivery fee $6

Therefore cost + delivery charge not exceed $85

So 3.5x + 6 ≤ 85

3.5x=85-6 =79

x = 22.57

Therefore 22 hundreds of pounds can the family use without going over budget


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