SOLUTION: Kevin wants to buy some pencils at a price of 4.50 each. He does not want to spend more than 55.00. What is the greatest number of pencils can kevin buy?

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Question 843678: Kevin wants to buy some pencils at a price of 4.50 each. He does not want to spend more than 55.00. What is the greatest number of pencils can kevin buy?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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4.5%2AN%3C55
N%3C55%2F4.5
N%3C12.222
Since you can only buy integer values of pencils, N=12