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Under his cell phone plan, Julian pays a flat cost of $54 per month and $3 per gigabyte, or part of a gigabyte. (For example, if he used 2.3 gigabytes, he would have to pay for 3 whole gigabytes.) He wants to keep his bill under $65 per month. What is the maximum whole number of gigabytes of data he can use while staying within his budget?

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Answer: 3 gigabytes

Explanation:

54 + 3x < 65

3x < 11

x < 11/3

The largest whole number that's less than 11/3 is 3.

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