Solve the problem.
-A certain store has a fax machine available for use by its customers. The store charges $2.05 to send the first page and $0.45 for each subsequent page. Use an inequality to find the number of pages that can be
Faxed for $7.00.
A)12 pages or fewer
B)52 pages or fewer
C)3 pages or fewer
D)16 pages or fewer

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The cost of faxing pages is $2.05 for the first page and $0.45 for each additional page. If we let $n$ be the number of additional pages after the first, the total cost can be represented as $2.05 + 0.45n \leq 7.00$. Solving for $n$, we subtract 2.05 from both sides, getting $0.45n \leq 4.95$. Dividing by 0.45, we find $n \leq 11$. Since $n$ represents additional pages beyond the first, the total number of pages that can be faxed is $11 + 1 = 12$, making the answer 12 pages or fewer.

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