Catherine has $54. She plans to spend more than $20 of the money for a painting canvas. The rest will go toward paints. Each tube of paint costs $8.50. Assume that x represents the number of tubes of paint Catherine can buy

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8.50X<34

X<4

thanks but that did not really help me!

To find out the number of tubes of paint Catherine can buy, we need to subtract the amount she plans to spend on the painting canvas from the total amount she has.

1. Subtract the amount she plans to spend on the painting canvas from the total amount she has:
$54 - $20 = $34

2. Calculate how many tubes of paint Catherine can buy using the remaining amount:
Number of tubes of paint = remaining amount / cost per tube
x = $34 / $8.50

Divide $34 by $8.50 to find the number of tubes of paint Catherine can buy:

x = 34 / 8.5 = 4

So, Catherine can buy 4 tubes of paint.

ok. I assume you want to know what x is. Well, we know that

8.50x < 54-20