SOLUTION: Rania plans to spend no more than $230 on some new clothes to add to her wardrobe. The skirts she wants to buy cost $39.99 each. She just purchased four shirts at American Eagle fo

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Question 1129556: Rania plans to spend no more than $230 on some new clothes to add to her wardrobe. The skirts she wants to buy cost $39.99 each. She just purchased four shirts at American Eagle for $12 each. How many skirts can she buy?
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Rania plans to spend no more than $230 on some new clothes to add to her wardrobe. The skirts she wants to buy cost $39.99 each. She just purchased four shirts at American Eagle for $12 each. How many skirts can she buy?
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Cost of 4 shirts:: 4*12 = $48.00
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Cost of skirts + 48.00 <= 230
Cost of skirts <= $182
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Ans: # of skirts <= 182/39.99 = 4.55
Final Ans:: 4 (rounded down to whole number)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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