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Selena has $10. What is the greatest amount of

spinach she can buy? Spinach is $3 per pound. How many pounds at mostc

User TJ Tang
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You need to write an inequality.
10 ≥3x

x represents pounds, and each pound costs $3

solve the inequality

103x
divide both sides by 3 by 3 to isolate the x. you have to do whatever you do to the left side to the right)

you get 3.3=x
she can buy 3.3 pounds

(I HAD THE SAME WORKSHEET AS YOU)
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