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Kylie has $70 to spend on clothes. She wants to buy a pair of jeans for $30 and spend the rest on t-shirts. Each t-shirt costs $8. Which inequality represents the number of t-shirts she can purchase?

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User Larysa
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6 votes

Answer:

x<5 (x=# of shirts) or 8x < 70-30

Explanation:

she has $40 left for shirts, 40/8 = 5. 5 is the maximum shirts she can buy.

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User David Carroll
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Answer:

The answer is x
\leq 5

Explanation:

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User Ohmantics
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