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by sanju09 » Mon May 10, 2010 12:29 am
At a certain bowling alley, it costs $0.50 to rent bowling shoes for the day and $1.25 to bowl 1 game. If a person has $12.80 and must rent shoes, what is the greatest number of complete games that person can bowl in one day?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
(E) 10
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by neerajkumar1_1 » Mon May 10, 2010 3:26 am
0.50 + 1.25n = 12.80
1.25n = 12.30
n=9 approx

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