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5) A cellphone company charges a monthly fee of $34.00, plus $0.05 per text message. If you have at most $52 to spend, how many text messages can you send?

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Answer:

At most you can send 360 text messages while spending at most $52.

Explanation:

Let x = money per text message

34.00 + 0.05x ≤ 52

-34.00 -34.00


( 0.05x)/( 0.05)
(18)/(0.05) = 360

So, at most you can send 360 text messages while spending at most $52.

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