16. Suppose you have $20 to spend on party decorations. Balloons are $0.05 each, streamers are $0.25 each, and noisemakers are $0.40 each. Which equation best models this situation? a. 5b+25s+40n=20 b. 20(b+s+n)=0.05+0.25+0.4 c. 0.05b+0.25s+0.4n=20 d. 0.05b+0.25s+0.4n+20=0

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16. Suppose you have $20 to spend on party decorations. Balloons are $0.05 each, streamers are $0.25 each, and noisemakers are $0.40 each. Which equation best models this situation?

a. 5b+25s+40n=20
b. 20(b+s+n)=0.05+0.25+0.4

c. 0.05b+0.25s+0.4n=20
d. 0.05b+0.25s+0.4n+20=0

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