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Josie’s best friend is getting married and she wants to buy her something from her online wedding registry. She wants to buy some sets of dishes (d) that cost $35 each. Because she’s buying online, she must pay a shipping fee of $10. Josie wants to spend $150 or less. How many sets of dishes can Josie buy?

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Answer:

Josie can by 4 dish sets.

Explanation:

Josie’s best friend is getting married and she wants to buy her something from her online wedding registry. She wants to buy some sets of dishes (d) that cost $35 each. Because she’s buying online, she must pay a shipping fee of $10. Josie wants to spend $150 or less. How many sets of dishes can Josie buy?

can be represented by equation:

35d + 10 = 150

subtract 10 from both sides:

35d + 10 - 10 = 150 - 10

35d = 140

divide both sides by 35:

35d/35 = 140/35

d = 4

Josie can by 4 dish sets.

check:

35(4) + 10 = 150

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