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Calvin took his friends to a movie for his birthday. The movie tickets cost $12 per person. He spent less than $180.

If x is the number of friends he took along, then the inequality that represents the situation is
Calvin took at most friends to the movie.

User Brianskold
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Answer:

He can take at most 14 friends

Explanation:

$180 < 12(x+1)

the one is for himself you have to include buying a ticket for him too

180<12x+12

168<12x

14=x

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