At a fruit stand, an apple and a pear cost 25 cents. a pear and a banana cost 19 cents, and an apple and a banana cost 16 cents. Alex used two of his coins to buy an apple. In, total Alex buys one apple, one pear, and one banana. How much money does Alex spend in total?

Acable company claims that the average household pays $78 a month for a basic cable plan, but it could differ by as much as $20. write an absolute value inequality to determine the range of basic cable plan costs with this cable company. a. |x − 78| ≥ 20 b. |x − 20| ≥ 78 c. |x − 20| ≤ 78 d. |x − 78| ≤ 20