Answer:
The greates amount she could buy is 4
<span>1. multiply to -18
add to -17 = Multiplying -18 and 1 will give -18 as the result and then on
adding -18 and + 1 the result comes to -17
</span><span>2. multiply to 36 add
to -13 = Multiplying -9 and -4 will give -36 as the result and then on
adding -9 and -4 the result comes to -13
</span><span>3. multiply to -24 add to -5<span>= </span></span><span>Multiplying -8 and +3 will give -24 as the result and then on
adding -8 and +3 the result comes to -5
4. multiply to -18 add to 7= </span><span>Multiplying +9 and -2 will give -18 as the result and then on
adding +9 and -2 the result comes to 7
5. multiply to -36 add to 9= </span><span><span>Multiplying +12 and -3 will give -36 as the result and then on
adding +12 and -3 the result comes to 9
</span> 6. multiply to 24 add to 10= </span><span><span>Multiplying +6 and +4 will give 24 as the result and then on
adding +6 and +4 the result comes to 10
</span> 7. multiply to 18 add to -9= </span><span><span><span>Multiplying -6 and -3 will give -18 as the result and then on
adding -6 and -3 the result comes to -9
</span> 8. multiply to -36 add to -16</span>= </span><span>Multiplying -18 and +2 will give -36 as the result and then on
adding -18 and +2 the result comes to -16</span>
I forgot how to do this in middle school_
