Holly has $225 to spend at the shopping mall. She decides to buy sweaaters and pants with her money. Sweaters cost $45 each and

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Holly has $225 to spend at the shopping mall. She decides to buy sweaaters and pants with her money. Sweaters cost $45 each and

pants cost $25 each. The equation 45s + 25p = 225 represents this situation.
If Holly buys 3 sweaters, what is the greatest number of pants she can buy?

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user100 [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-18T02:59:15+03:00

user100 [1]3 years ago

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Answer:

3 pairs of pants

Step-by-step explanation:

Plug 3 in for s. Your equation should now be 45(3) +25p=225

Then distribute 135+25p=225

Subtract 25p=90

Divide p=3.6

Since you cannot buy half of a pair of pants you need to round down to three