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Mr. Bart needs to spend less than $40 on cups and plates for a cookout. He bought the plates he needed for $24. The packages of cups cost $4 each. How many packages of cups, x, can he buy?

User Choonkeat
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Mr Bart can buy 4 packages of cups. $4 times 4 packages is $16 and 16 + $24 = $40. Hope this helps

User Nitzmahone
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Answer: 4 cups

Step-by-step explanation: 40 - 26 = 16

16/4 = 4

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