Shern goes to the BX with $19. She buys a gift for her mom that costs $7.25. She also needs to make sure that she has $2.75 left

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Shern goes to the BX with $19. She buys a gift for her mom that costs $7.25. She also needs to make sure that she has $2.75 left

when she leaves the BX to buy lunch the next day. She sees that bags of Skittles are on sale for $0.50 each. How many bags can she buy to have as many bags as possible? Write and solve an inequality to represent the situation. Show your work. (10 points)
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poizon [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-03T20:33:31+03:00

poizon [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

18 bags of skittles

Step-by-step explanation:

19-7.25-0.5x=2.75

=> -0.5x=-9

=> x=18