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A group of friends wants to go to the amusement park. They have no more than $170 to spend on parking and admission. Parking is $9, and tickets cost $23 per person, including tax. Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine p, the number of people who can go to the amusement park.

A group of friends wants to go to the amusement park. They have no more than $170 to-example-1
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Answer:

9+23p ≤ 170

Step-by-step explanation:

9+ 23p ≤170

9(-9) +23p ≤170

23p≤170-9

23p ≤ 161

p=7

User John Manko
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Answer: 9+23p ≤ 170

Explanation:

9+23p≤170

23p ≤ 170-9

23p ≤ 161/23

p≤7

User Donnie Thomas
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