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Ling must spend no more than $40.00 on decorations for a party. She has spent $10.00 on streamers and wants to buy bags of balloons as well. Each bag of balloons costs $2.50. The inequality below represents x, the number of bags she can buy given the spending limit and how much she has already spent on streamers.

10 + 2.5 x less-than-or-equal-to 40

Which best describes the number of bags of balloons she can buy?

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Answer:

b <3

Explanation:

User Fralbo
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Answer:

She can buy from 0 to 20 bags, but no more.

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