Please help! Billy just received $10 for his birthday and immediately spent $2.50 on a pack of baseball cards. He then wants to

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Please help! Billy just received $10 for his birthday and immediately spent $2.50 on a pack of baseball cards. He then wants to

buy some boxes of candy that cost $1.50 each.
If Billy has $7.50 remaining, which of the following equations will give you the number of boxes, x, that Billy could buy?

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1 answer:

Oduvanchick [21] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-25T17:59:29+03:00

Oduvanchick [21]2 years ago

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Answer:

1.5x = 7.5 (a)

Step-by-step explanation:

If Billy has $7.50 remaining, then he can buy x no. of boxes.

Each box costs $1.50

So, 1.5x = 7.5