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.