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-A certain store has a fax machine available for use by its customers. The store charges $2.00 to send the first page and $0.50 for each subsequent page. Use an inequality to find the number of pages that can be faxed for $6.00.
A) 3 pages or fewer
B) 9 pages or fewer
C) 12 pages or fewer
D) 48 pages or fewer

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The cost of faxing is $2.00 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page. If a customer has $6.00, the inequality to represent this situation is $2.00 + $0.50(x-1) ≤ $6.00, where x is the number of pages. Solving for x gives x ≤ 9, meaning 9 pages or fewer can be faxed for $6.00.

Solve. -A Certain Store Has a Fax Machine Available for Use