Let x represent the number of sodas you can buy.
The total cost of the sodas and popcorn must be less than or equal to $15:
2.50x + 3.75 <= 15
To find the maximum number of sodas you can buy, we need to solve for x:
2.50x <= 15 - 3.75
2.50x <= 11.25
x <= 11.25 / 2.50
x <= 4.5
Therefore, you can buy a maximum of 4 sodas in this situation if you also get a bag of popcorn.
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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