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Maya has $15 to spend. She spent $5.50, including tax, to buy a notebook. She needs to save $7.75, but she wants to buy a snack. If cookies cost $0.25 per package including tax, what inequality would show the maximum number of packages that Maya can buy? Solve your inequality by showing your work and steps. (10 points)
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XxAnimeboy

Answer: 7 packages.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent number of cookie packages.

We have been given that Maya has $15 to spend. She spent $5.50, including tax, to buy a notebook.

Amount left after buying notebook would be .

As Maya needs to save $7.75, so money left to buy cookies would be .

We are also told that cost of each cookie package is $0.25. The cost of x packages would be .

The cost of x packages should be less than or equal to 7.75.

Therefore, Maya can buy at-most 7 packages.

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aristarcocisneros

Answer:

7 packages

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent number of cookie packages.

We have been given that Maya has $15 to spend. She spent $5.50, including tax, to buy a notebook.

Amount left after buying notebook would be .

As Maya needs to save $7.75, so money left to buy cookies would be .

We are also told that cost of each cookie package is $0.25. The cost of x packages would be .

The cost of x packages should be less than or equal to 7.75.

Therefore, Maya can buy at-most 7 packages.

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