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You want to purchase multiple books on sale for $6.30. The sales tax is 5% and you have $20. At most, how many books can you buy?

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Answer:

the awnser is 3 books yiu can buy

User Jclehner
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Answer:

3 books

Explanation:

Assume x is the number of books you could buy.

(1+0.05)(6.3x) ≤ 20

1.05(6.3x) ≤ 20

6.615x ≤ 20

x ≤ 3.02

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