SOLUTION: Can someone please help me with this? I can't seem to get it. A cell phone company charges $40 plus $15 per line each month. Jake must spend less than $115 on his family's cell ph

Question 1136064: Can someone please help me with this? I can't seem to get it. A cell phone company charges $40 plus $15 per line each month. Jake must spend less than $115 on his family's cell phone bill each month. How many cell phones can his family have?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the number of cell phones(lines)
:
40 +15x < 115
:
15x < 75
:
x < 5
:
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His family can have 4 cell phones
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