Fawzia and her children went into a restaurant where they sell hamburgers for $6.50 each and tacos for $4 each. Fawzia has $80 to spend and must buy a minimum of 15 hamburgers and tacos altogether. If Fawzia decided to buy 10 tacos, determine the maximum number of hamburgers that she could buy. Answer:

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Fawzia and her children went into a restaurant where they sell hamburgers for  $6.50 each and tacos for  $4 each. Fawzia has  $80 to spend and must buy a minimum of 15 hamburgers and tacos altogether. If Fawzia decided to buy 10 tacos, determine the maximum number of hamburgers that she could buy. Answer:

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Calculate Total Cost: Calculate the total cost of 10 tacos. Since each taco costs $4, we multiply the number of tacos by the price per taco. 10 tacos * $4/taco = $40Subtract Cost of Tacos: Subtract the cost of the tacos from the total amount Fawzia has to spend. Fawzia has $80 to spend, and she has already decided to spend $40 on tacos. $80 - $40 = $40 remaining for hamburgers.Calculate Maximum Hamburgers: Calculate the maximum number of hamburgers Fawzia can buy with the remaining money. Since each hamburger costs $6.50, we divide the remaining money by the price per hamburger. $40 / $6.50/hamburger ≈ 6.15 Fawzia can only buy whole hamburgers, so she can buy a maximum of 6 hamburgers.Check Total Food Items: Check if the total number of food items meets the minimum requirement. Fawzia has bought 10 tacos and can buy 6 hamburgers, which totals to: 10 tacos + 6 hamburgers = 16 items This meets the minimum requirement of buying at least 15 hamburgers and tacos altogether.

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