Question

The customer who purchased the items for 37.85 started out with 52.02 in his pocket. He decided to use his leftover money to buy lots of candy to decorate the gingerbread house. If each bag of candy costs 0.50, how many whole bags of candy could he afford to buy?

Answer 1

Answer:28 bags of candy

Step-by-step explanation:

(52.02 - 37.85=14.16) 14.16 divided by .50 will give you 28.1 r10 which leads to 29

Answer 2

Answer:28 bags with 17 cents left over

Step-by-step explanation: First, subtract the amount of 37.85 from what he started out with, 52.02. You should get 14.17.

Then, if we have 14 whole dollars and the bags each cost 50 cents, then we can just multiply 14 by 2, since each dollar equals 50 cents times 2.

EX: $1=50 cents x2. So 14 dollars x2 would be like saying the first amount 50 cents doubled. You should get 28 bags, with 17 cents left over :). Let me know if this makes sense! I really hope this helps you.