SOLUTION: [ Jerry wants to purchase some items whose cost function is c=3x+5, where x is the number of items. If Jerry spends between $50 and $80, find the minimum and maximum number of item

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Question 825193: [ Jerry wants to purchase some items whose cost function is c=3x+5, where x is the number of items. If Jerry spends between $50 and $80, find the minimum and maximum number of items that he can purchase. ]
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given:
c = 3x + 5
x = (c - 5)/3
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min:
x = (50 - 5)/3
x = 15 items minimum
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max:
x = (80 - 5)/3
x = 25 items maximum
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