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put this solution on YOUR website!You are creating a collage using two different textured papers.
One paper cost $.15 per sheet and the other costs $.08 per sheet.
You need a total of 12 sheets of paper without spending over $1.50.
Let t be the number of sheets of the less expensive paper.
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Write an inequality that describes the situation. Your inequality should involve only one variable t.
0.08t + 0.15(12-t) <= 1.50
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Give two different ways you can buy the paper.
0.08t + 1.8 - 0.15t <= 1.50
8t + 180 - 15t <= 150
-7t <= -30
t >= 4.2857
4.285 <= t <= 12
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Let t = 5 and 12-t = 7
Cost would be 5*8 + 7*15 = 40 + 105 = 145 cents = $1.45
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Let t= 10 and 12-t = 2
Cost would be 10*8 + 2*15 = 80 + 30 = 110 cents = $1.10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
