Under his cell phone plan, Cameron pays a flat cost of $41 per month and $5 per gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill under $65 per month. Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine x, the number of gigabytes Cameron can use while staying within his budget. Inequality:

Under his cell phone plan, Cameron pays a flat cost of $41 per month and $5 per gigabyte. He wants to keep his bill under $65 per month. Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine x, the number of gigabytes Cameron can use while staying within his budget. Inequality:

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter6: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16PS: Height and Weight For a healthy person who is 4 feet 10 inches tall, the recommended minimum weight...

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