<p>A newspaper company charges $25$ cents per word and a fixed charge of $80$ cents for and advertisement.</p>
<ol class="i-list"><li><div class="list-item-paragraph">Calculate the total cost of an advertisement containing $15$ words.</div><div class="list-item-paragraph">Leave your answer in dollars.</div></li><li><div class="list-item-paragraph">The total cost of an advertisement containing $n$ words is $C$ cents.  </div><div class="list-item-paragraph">Find a formula for&nbsp;$C$ in terms of $n$.</div></li><li><div class="list-item-paragraph">Arthur does not want to spend more than $\$5.00$ on an advertisement.</div><div class="list-item-paragraph">What is the greatest number of words he can use?</div></li></ol>

A newspaper company charges $25$ cents per word and a fixed charge of $80$ cents for and advertisement.

Calculate the total cost of an advertisement containing $15$ words.

The total cost of an advertisement containing $n$ words is $C$ cents.  

Arthur does not want to spend more than $\$5.00$ on an advertisement.

What is the greatest number of words he can use?

Forming and Solving an Inequality from a Word Count Pricing Scenario

Forming and Solving an Inequality from a Word Count Pricing Scenario

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