Problema Solution

Elise has a budget of one hundred dollars to spend on back-to-school clothes. She finds some shirts she likes that cost twenty dollars each. How many shirts, x, can Elise buy?

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The total cost of x shirts, $20 each, is 20x

Since Elise has $100 to spend the total cost should not be more than $100:

20x <= 100

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x <= 5

Elise can by 5 or less than 5 shirts.