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Linear equations word problems: tables

Ying Ying wants to buy some petunias.
The table compares the number of petunias Ying Ying could buy and the money that would remain in her wallet (in dollars).
PetuniasMoney (dollars)
226.506.50
885.005.00
14143.503.50
How many Petunias can Ying Ying buy at most?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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