Samantha wants to use her savings of a $1150 to buy shirts and watches for her family. The total cost of shirts she bought was $84. The watches cost $99. What is the maximum cost of watches that samantha can buy with her savings

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anonymous · Answer

It would help to put this into an equation:
84 + 99w = 1150, where w = amount of watches Samantha can buy

anonymous · Answer

You want to isolate w so subtract 84 from both sides

anonymous · Answer

Once you've done that, divide both sides by 99 to get w