SOLUTION: Mary is going to have a party for 95 guests. Hot dogs are sold in packages of eight and buns are sold in packages of ten. If she purchases the minimum number of packages of each to

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Question 291052: Mary is going to have a party for 95 guests. Hot dogs are sold in packages of eight and buns are sold in packages of ten. If she purchases the minimum number of packages of each to guarantee at least one hot dog and one bun for each guest, how many more buns than hot dogs does she have to buy?
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
95<=8h at least 12
95<=10b at least 10
She needs at least 2 more packs of hot dogs than buns.
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