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Beth has $108.50 in her bank account. She buys x shirts for $5.50 each. Write and solve an equation Beth can use to find how many shirts she can buy.

User Sanjaya R
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$108.50 divided by $5.50=$19.72 x=$19.72
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x-\ number\ of\ shirts\\\\ x*5.50=108.50\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 5.50\\\\ x\approx19\\\\ She\ can\ buy\ 19\ shirts.
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