How Many More Children?

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Thelma can cook dinner for her 16 children for $7.50 per night. She gets $234 a month welfare for each child. If her $325 per month rent goes up 15%, how many more children should she have to keep up with her expenses?
 
You've posted this to "Arithmetic", so I would guess that you're supposed to use guess-n-check, instead of algebra.

Should we assume a uniform thirty-day month (so thirty dinners)? Do we count only the dinners and the rent as "expenses"?

What have you tried so far? Where are you stuck?

Please be specific. Thank you.

Eliz.
 
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