You order plant seeds from a catalog. each packet cost 0.90 each. the shipping charge is 2.50. if you have 18.50 to spend, how many seed packets can you order?

17

Cost per Packet * Number of Packets + Shipping =  Amount to Spend

0.90 * b + 2.50 = A

You can spend a maximum of $18.50

A < 18.50

Rearrange the formula to find b

Number of Packets  =  Amount to Spend - Shipping / Cost per Packet

18.50 - 2.50 = 16.00 / 0.9 = 17.7...

You can't have 0.7 of a packet so you have to round down to 17.

Now if you put it into the original formula:

0.90 * 17 + 2.50 = 17.80

And 17.80 is less than 18.50.

x=4

step-by-step explanation:

let m = monomial

let t = trinomial

so, m times t = t.

monomial times a trinomial = another trinomial.