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The school band is ordering health bars to sell for a fundraiser. The company that sells the bars charges $0.40 per bar plus $20.00 for shipping regardless of the size of the order. The band must spend less than $200.00 on bars for the fundraiser. The inequality below relates x, the number of bars that could be ordered, with the shipping costs and their spending requirements.

0.40 x + 20 less-than 200

Which best describes the number of bars the band can order?
They can order from 0 to 449 bars, but no more.
They can order from 0 to 450 bars, but no more.
Their order must contain 451 bars or more.
Their order must contain 452 bars or more.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
0.40x + 20 < 200
0.40x < 180
x < 450

Since x must be a whole number of bars, the band can order 0 through 449 bars, but not 450 or more.