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The cost of a pack of chewing gum in a vending machine is $0.75.The cost of a bottle of juice in the same machine is $1.25.Julia has $22.00 to spend on chewing gum and bottles of juice for her team and she must buy seven packs of chewing gum.If b represents the number of bottles,which inequality represents the maximum number of bootles she can buy?

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Answer:

What you know is $0.75 x 7 = $5.25

$5.25 + $1.25b = $22

$1.25b=$22-$5.25

$1.25b=$16.75

b=$16.75/$1.25

b=13.4

Maximum amount of bottles is 13 bottles

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User Tropicalrambler
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its 43.25 because u have to subtract
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