Let's say x represents the number of sodas you can buy. Since you also want to buy a bag of popcorn, the total cost must be less than or equal to $15. The inequality would be:
$2.50x + $3.75 ≤ $15
To find the maximum number of sodas you can buy, we can solve for x:
$2.50x ≤ $11.25
x ≤ 4.5
Since you can't buy a fraction of a soda, you can buy a maximum of 4 sodas in this situation.
You and your family attend your brother’s championship baseball game. Between innings you decide to go to the snack stand. You go to the snack stand with $15 and find that sodas are $2.50 and that popcorn is $3.75. Write an inequality that models the number of sodas you can buy if you get a bag of popcorn too. What is the maximum number of sodas you can buy in this situation?
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