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Kai's mom gave him $25 to spend at the book fair. Kai wants to buy as many books as he can. The

cost of each book is $3. He also wants to buy one poster for $2. Write an inequality to show how
many books he can buy. Highlight your inequality in green. Then,solve the inequality

User Rvervuurt
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Answer:

7 books

Explanation:

i cant write it in an equaction but basically 25 - 2 = 23

then 3 x 7 = 21 so he can only buy 7 books and he'll have 2 dollars left

User Macchiato
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3x + 2 = 25. x= 7

3x +2 =25
-2 -2
23
3x = 23


23 divided by 3 = 7
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