SOLUTION: Miguel is buying 10 blankets for the animal shelter. If shipping each blanket costs $1.50 and Miguel has $75 to spend, what is the greatest amount he can spend for each blanket? Wr

Question 1102835: Miguel is buying 10 blankets for the animal shelter. If shipping each blanket costs $1.50 and Miguel has $75 to spend, what is the greatest amount he can spend for each blanket? Write an inequality for the situation.
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, Boreal:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10 x 1.50=15.00
Let n be the price of each blanket to be bought. Then:
10n+15<75
10n<60
n<6
Miguel can spend no more than $6 per blanket to stay under $75
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Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
price of each blanket=b
cost to buy and ship a blanket is b+1.50
10 is number of blankets
10(b+1.50)<=75
10b+15 <=75
10b <=60
b <=6 blankets

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