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Under his cell phone plan, Zachary pays a flat cost of $68 per month and $5 per

gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill at $75.50 per month. Write and solve an equation
which can be used to determine X, the number of gigabytes of data Zachary can use while staying within his budget.

User Psousa
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Answer:

5x + 68 = 75.50

x = 1.5

Explanation:

5x + 68 = 75.50

75.50 - 68 = 7.5

5x = 7.5

x = 1.5

User BluesRockAddict
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Answer:

1.5GB or less

Explanation:

68 + 5x <= 75.50

5× <= 75.50 - 68

5x <= 7.50

x <= 1.5 GB