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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the number of cell phones(lines)
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40 +15x < 115
:
15x < 75
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x < 5
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His family can have 4 cell phones
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