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Oscar is buying 4 new tires for his car. He has $240 budgeted for the tires, but can afford to pay $35 more or less than that amount. This equation represents the situation: |4t - 240 | = 35

To keep within his budget, Oscar can pay a minimum of $____ and a maximum of $___ for each tire.

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Given that the dealer sells a dozen tires for $240, every 3-tire set costs $60. There are six 2-tire sets in a dozen. Thus, his total revenue should be $360. The total profit is the difference between the total revenue and the total cost. The answer is therefore, the first choice, $120.

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Answer:

min: 51.25

max: 68.75

Explanation:

240-35=205

205/4=51.25

240+35=275

275/4=68.78

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