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greg is at a used bookstore. Paperback books cost $1 each, and hardcover books cost $2 each. Greg can spend up to $20 in all. Write and inequality that represents this situation. Let x be the number of paperback books, and let y be the number of hardcover books.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of paperback books = $1x = $x

Cost of hardcover books = $2y

Given Greg can spend a MAXIMUM of $20,

Cost of Paperback books + Cost of hardcover books must be at most 20.

Inequality of this situation =

[tex]x + 2y \leqslant 20[/tex]

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