SOLUTION: Javier is on a diet. He is supposed to eat at least 1500 but not more than 1800 calories per day. Before his last meal of the day, he had consumed 1150 calories. According to Javie

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Question 169649: Javier is on a diet. He is supposed to eat at least 1500 but not more than 1800 calories per day. Before his last meal of the day, he had consumed 1150 calories. According to Javier's diet plan, what number of calories may he consume at his last meal of the day?
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number of calories Javier can eat
so 1500%3C=x%3C=1800 since Javier has consumed 1150 already we need to subtract
:
that amount from each limit
:
highlight%28350%3C=x%3C=650%29 1500-1150=350 and 1800-1150=650