SOLUTION: Brandon gets a 40% discount on loose diamonds where he works. The cost of the setting is $250. If he plans to spend at most $1450, then what is the price range of the diamonds th

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Question 164871This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3e
: Brandon gets a 40% discount on loose diamonds where he works. The cost of the setting is $250. If he plans to spend at most $1450, then what is the price range of the diamonds that he can affors.
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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3e
ISBN number 9780073533490
page 168 number 21
This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3e

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Assuming no discount for the setting.
250+.6x<=1,450
.6x<=1,450-250
.6x<=1,200
x<=1,200/.6
x<=$2,000 for the loose diamond.