SOLUTION: Jimmy is having speaker wire run in his family room. To install the speaker wire, one company charges $85 plus $0.20 per foot of wire used. If Jimmy needs the cost of installation

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Question 636903: Jimmy is having speaker wire run in his family room. To install the speaker wire, one company charges $85 plus $0.20 per foot of wire used. If Jimmy needs the cost of installation to remain below $95, how many feet of wire can he have installed?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +I+ = cost of installation
Let +n+ = number of feet of wire
given:
+I+=+85+%2B+.2n+
+I+%3C+95+
+85+%2B+.2n+%3C+95+
+.2n+%3C+10+
+n+%3C+50+
The number of feet of wire must be less than 50