Amir has $50 to spend. She wants to buy a CD for $20 and spend the rest on jewelry sets which cost $8 each. Write an inequality

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ollegr [7]

3 years ago

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Amir has $50 to spend. She wants to buy a CD for $20 and spend the rest on jewelry sets which cost $8 each. Write an inequality

and then solve for the number of jewelry sets she can buy.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Aleksandr [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T14:29:59+03:00

Aleksandr [31]3 years ago

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X = The amount of cd's
Y = Jewelry sets
X + Y = 50
X + 8y<_50
20 + 8Y<_50
Subtract 20 from both sides.
8Y<_30
Divide by 8 on both sides
Y<_3.75 (3 total)
She can buy 3 jewelry sets.