Stewart has $26 dollars. He spent $12.81, including tax, to buy a new DVD. He needs to set aside $10.00 to pay for his lunch nex

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Montano1993 [528]

3 years ago

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Stewart has $26 dollars. He spent $12.81, including tax, to buy a new DVD. He needs to set aside $10.00 to pay for his lunch nex

t week. If peanuts cost $0.42 per package including tax, describe the maximum number of packages that Stewart can buy? A) p ≤ 8 B) p ≤ 7 C) p ≥ 8 D) p ≥ 7

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2 answers:

Tems11 [23] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-13T00:01:07+03:00

Tems11 [23]3 years ago

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Stewart is left with 26-12.81=13.19 but he has to keep aside $10 so he is left with $3.19. since the peanuts cost .42pp so he can buy 3.19/.42= 7 packets

7 packets will cost him .42 x 7= $2.94
choice is B

taurus [48] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-12T22:05:24+03:00

taurus [48]3 years ago

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The answer would be A, because he can only buy 7 packages of peanuts.