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Daniel just received his paycheck and is excited to buy some new video games to add to

his collection. He has budgeted $250 to spend on video games. He determines that the
average price of a new video game is $60. Daniel also needs to pick up some batteries for
his controller, which cost about $5. What is the greatest amount of video games Daniel
would be able to purchase with his budgeted amount?
A) Write an inequality that represents this situation.

Daniel just received his paycheck and is excited to buy some new video games to add-example-1
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Answer: The max amount of video games he can buy is 4. The amount of video games he can buy is less than or equal to 4.

Explanation:

First you would subtract 5 dollars from 250.

Then divide 245 by 60.

That is how you get 4

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