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Kate intends to give her 12 good friends a treat at the school cafeteria. Her friends can have either a cupcake

or an ice cream cup. A cupcake costs $1.20 and an ice cream cup costs $1.50.
(i) What is the maximum and minimum amount of money Kate may have to spend?
(ii) Kate intends to spend not more than $16 on the treat. If two of her friends insist on having cupcakes,
what is the maximum number of ice cream cups her friends can have?

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Answer:

minimum is $14.40

maximum is $18

she can get 9 ice cream cups

Explanation:

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