Ben has $19 to spend. he spent $7.25, including tax, to buy a notebook. he needs to save $2.75 but he wants to buy a snack. if pretzels cost $0.50 per package including tax, what inequality would show the maximum number of packages that ben can buy? solve your inequality by showing your work and steps.

How long must $542 be invested at a rate of 7% to earn $303.52 in interest? in a easier way

Solve the following pair of equations for x and y: ax/b_ by /a= a +b; ax - by = 2ab

Carla was trying to decide what to do saturday evening. she has $100 available to spend for the evening. she has narrowed her choices down to these events: braves game, a concert of an artist she likes, or the georgia aquarium. admission to the braves game is $25, hot dogs cost $10, sodas cost $5. the concert costs $25 for admission, $20 for a souvernir t-shirt, and $10 for a soda. the georgia aquarium has the show of a lifetime with an all you can eat and drink that costs $100. carla does not want to take any driving chances, so in addition to the cost of the aquarium, she will also need to pay for her uber/lyft, which is $15 each way. which option should carla choose if she wants to spend the least? based on that choice, what then is carla's oppotunity cost? fully explain your answer in at least one paragraph.