Answer
7 oz
Work Step by Step
We subtract the 88 cents: 1.12 Now, we use an inequality to find: $$ 1.12 \ge .17x$$ This gives: $$ 6 \ge x$$ You can send one more than this, since, we subtracted the cost of the first ounce before starting the problem. Thus, 7 ounces is the correct answer.
