Fiona has $18 to spend. She spent $4.25, including tax, to buy a notebook. She needs to save $9.75, but she wants to buy a snack. If crackers cost $0.50 per package including tax, what inequality would show the maximum number of packages that Fiona can buy? Solve your inequality by showing your work and steps.

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Imagine · Answer

$$18-4.25-0.50x=9.75$$
Solve For X.

Isolation · Answer

I think you meant < instead of =

Imagine · Answer

No, I know what I meant.

darkknight · Answer

" what inequality would show the maximum number of packages that Fiona can buy? Solve your inequality by showing your work and steps."

Isolation · Answer

Solve your `inequality` by showing your work and steps.

Imagine · Answer

Inequality=0.50x

Isolation · Answer

Inequality equals the signs of < > and with the line underneath
inequality isn't an expression

TETSXPREME · Answer

2 good minds makes issues? o:

Imagine · Answer

You'll get the same answer either way.

TETSXPREME · Answer

@axierla welcome to questioncove C:

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

$$18-4.25-0.50x \le 9.75$$

there

Isolation · Answer

Nope
bc you might get the inequality sign the wrong way, getting the wrong answer, rounding wrong, etc.

Also, it's good practice to do it correctly

TETSXPREME · Answer

so basically u just need 2 find X?

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

because she IS NOT FORCED to buy that RIGHT ammount

Imagine · Answer

Oml whatever. Didn't mean to start an argument about something so dumb.

Isolation · Answer

Call it dumb when you get 80% for just that

darkknight · Answer

Learning is never dumb, but I hope you learned something Imagine, everyone makes mistakes its perfectly fine, the fact that none of you really explained how you got that equation does not really help, so does @axieria understand how you guys got the inequality?

axierla · Answer

yeah thanks for helping :D

darkknight · Answer

yw

Isolation · Answer

np

2k21wade · Answer

thx