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How do I solve this problem Lucy plans to spend between 50$ and 65$, inclusive, on packages of breads of charms. If she buys 5 packages of breads at $4.95 each, how many packages of charms at $6.55 can Lucy buy while staying within her budget?

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so she can buy 6 packages of charms

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

Let

x= money Lucy spends

Lucy plans to spend between 50$ and 65$, replacing we have


50she buys 5 packages of bread at $4.95<p></p><p>Step 2</p><p>find the money spent for buying 5 packages of bread</p>[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{cost}=\text{ 5 mu}ltipliedby4.95 \\ \text{cost}=5\cdot4.95=24.75 \\ \end{gathered}

Step 3

after, that she will have spent 24.75, the maximum budget is 65

then , she has


\begin{gathered} \text{balance}=65-24.75 \\ \text{balance}=40.25 \end{gathered}

Step 4

to find how many packages of charms at $6.55 she can buy,, just divide


\begin{gathered} \text{total of packages of charm= }\frac{40.25\text{ usd}}{6.55\frac{usd}{\text{pack}}} \\ \text{total of packages of charm=6.14 } \\ \end{gathered}

she can not buy 0.14 package, so she can buy 6 packages of charms

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