James has $40 to spend. He wants to buy 2 tickets to a show. He has to spend $7 to get where tickets are sold. The following inequality can be used to find out the highest price James can afford to pay for each ticket.
2x+7 less than or equal to 40.
A.) x less than or equal to 23.5
B.) x less than or equal to 16.5
C.) x greater than or equal to 23.5
D.) x greater than or equal to 16.5

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James has $40 to spend. He wants to buy 2 tickets to a show. He has to spend $7 to get where tickets are sold. The following inequality can be used to find out the highest price James can afford to pay for each ticket.
2x+7 less than or equal to 40.
A.) x less than or equal to 23.5
B.) x less than or equal to 16.5
C.) x greater than or equal to 23.5
D.) x greater than or equal to 16.5

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