Vance wants to have pictures framed. Each frame and mat costs $32 and he has at most $150 to spend. How do you write and solve an inequality to determine the number of pictures he can have framed?

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Binayaka C.
Apr 27, 2017

Number of pictures can be framed is #4#

Explanation:

Let number of pictures can be framed is #x#

Cost of framing is #$32# for one picture.

#:. x*32 <=150 or x <= 150/32 or x <= 4.6875#

Number of pictures must be an integer.

#:. x =4 #

Hence number of pictures can be framed is #4# [Ans]

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