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Annie has $18.00 to spend at the grocery store. She is going to buy bags of nuts that cost $5.70 each and one box of cookies that costs $4.25.Write and solve an inequality that models this situation and could be used to determine the maximum number of bags of nuts, n, Annie can buy. (Show all your work)

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Answer:2

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User Wrm
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Answer: She can buy up to 2 bags of nuts

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an inequality:

The product of the number of bags of nuts bought (n) and the price per bag (5.70); plus the price of one box of cookies (4.25) must be less or equal to Annie's money (18).

5.70n +4.25 ≤18

Solving for x:

5.70n ≤18 -4.25

5.70n ≤13.75

n ≤13.75/5.70

n ≤2.41

n ≤2 (rounded)

She can buy up to 2 bags of nuts

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