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Liam and his children went into a restaurant and where they sell drinks for $2 each and tacos for $3.50 each. Liam has $30 to spend and must buy at least 9 drinks and tacos altogether. If Liam decided to buy 5 tacos, determine the maximum number of drinks that he could buy. If there are no possible solutions, submit an empty answer.

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Answer:a

the number of drinks Liam can buy is 4 without going over his limit.

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User Mila
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answer: the maximum number of drinks Liam can buy is 4 without over exceeding his price limit.

work:
$3.50 for 5 tacos is $17.50
9 - 5 tacos = 4 drinks
4 drinks x $2 = $8
$17.50 + $8 = $25.50 out of $30 price limit
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