Question

William has $22 to buy strings for his guitar. Each set of strings costs $5.

How many sets of strings can he buy? Do not include units in your answer.
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Answer 1

4

Explanation:

4 sets of strings will cost:

4×5=20

He will have $2 left over. Not enough to buy another set.

Or 5x<=22 DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 5

x <= 4.4 since he cannot buy .4 sets (this is a fraction of a set) He can only buy 4 sets