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William has $7.50 to spend at the pretzel shop. A pretzel costs $1.25 and a soft drink costs $0.90. He buys one drink and p Which inequality can be used to find the number of pretzels William can buy?

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William has $7.50 to spend at the pretzel shop. A large pretzel costs $1.25 and a soft drink costs $0.90. He buys one drink and p pretzels. Which inequality can be used to find the number of pretzels William can buy?

a) 1.25p−0.9≤7.5

b) 1.25p+0.9≤7.5

c) 1.25p+0.9≥7.5

d) 1.25+0.9p≤7.5

Answer:

b) 1.25p+0.9≤7.5

Explanation:

William has $7.50 to spend at the pretzel shop.

This means Williams can spend at least $7.50

A pretzel costs $1.25 and a soft drink costs $0.90. He buys one drink and ?pretzel

Therefore, the inequality can be used to find the number of pretzels William can buy is written as

1.25p+0.9≤7.5

Option b is the correct option

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