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Andrew has $40. He wants to buy a $15 CD and as many $6 posters as he can. What is the greatest number of posters Andrew can buy?

write the equation.
(example 3 - 4 > 5)

User Elias
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Answer:

x<5

Explanation:

since the CD is a one time purchase, his total amount of money after would be 25.

40-15>6x

25>6x (still have to solve for x)

4.166>x

x<5 (since it has to be a whole number)

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