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Mr. Gonzales has only $42.50 to spend at a clothing store. He wants to buy a shirt that costs $29, including tax, and some bracelets that cost $4.50 each, including tax. Write an inequality to determine the maximum number of bracelets, b, Mr. Gonzales could buy. USE b, for your variable.

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Answer:

Mr. Gonzales could buy 3 bracelets

Step-by-step explanation:

42.50-29=4.5b

13.5=4.5b

/4.5 /4.5

3=b

b=3

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