Malcolm bought dog-food bowls to give away as prizes at a dog-lovers event. The plastic bowls cost 6 dollars each and the stainl
ess steel bowls cost 10.50 each. Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes. How many stainless steel bowls did malcom buy?
Solution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What we know: <span>Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes ------------------------------------------</span>-------------------------------------------------------------<span> We would subtract: 136.50 - 42 = 94.5 </span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<span> After determining the price of the stainless steel bowls, we would then divide: </span> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------