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Chapter 3: Q. 309 (page 399)

Mona is planning her son’s birthday party and has a budget of \(285. The Fun Zone charges \)19 per child. How many children can she have at the party and stay within her budget?

Short Answer

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Mona can have 15 children at the party.

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Step 1. Given information   

We have been given that Mona is planning her son’s birthday party and has a budget of $285. The Fun Zone charges $19 per child.

We have to find how many children can she have at the party and stay within her budget.

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Step 2. Translate the given information into an inequality. 

Choose a variable to represent that quantity.

x=children

Mona is planning her son’s birthday party and has a budget of $285. The Fun Zone charges $19 per child.

localid="1647244796476" 19x≤285

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Step 3. Solve the inequality  

19x≤285x≤28519x≤15

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