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Miguel is buying 10 blankets for the animal shelter. if shipping each blanket costs $1.50 and miguel has $75 to spend, what is the greatest amount he can spend for each blanket?

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In order to determine the greatest amount of money Miguel has to spend on each blanket, we simply translate the given problem into a mathematical expression. First, let x be equal to the price per blanket. Given that 10 blankets are to be bought with each one costing a shipping fee of $1.50 and the total amount to be spent is $75, we then have the following mathematical expression:

10x + 1.5(10) = 75

Solving for x, we have x = 6. This means that Miguel can spend as much as $6 on each blanket and still be within his budget.
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