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Martha Stewart needs a total of 520 napkins for her restaurant. She currently has 234 napkins. If each package of napkins has 20 napkins, what is the minimum number of packets of napkins she should buy? Write an algebraic equation, solve, and conclude.

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Answer:

520=20x+234

15 packages

Explanation:

520-234

286

286/20

14.3, so she needs 15 packages

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