Beth has $45 to spend on tulips, which are sold by the dozen. Suppose a dozen tulips costs $21.10. At most, how many dozens can Beth buy? Write a one-variable, one-step inequality to solve.(1 point)

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3
3

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1

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2

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Answer 1

Let x represent the number of dozens of tulips Beth can buy. Then the inequality would be:

21.10x ≤ 45

Solve for x:

x ≤ 45 / 21.10

x ≤ 2.13

Since Beth can't buy a fraction of a dozen, she can buy at most 2 dozens of tulips.

Therefore, the answer is 2.