Question

A school district needs to order supplies for its science labs.The table shows the prices for the lab items.The district has $14,000 to buy 98 microscopes.Will that be enough money?Explain.
item price
balance scale $124
hot plate $43
microscope $135

Answer 1

The easiest way to figure this out is to multiply 89 x (the cost of microscpes). 89 x 135 = 12,015 The total is less than $14,000, so yes they do have enough money.

Answer 2

Multiply 135 by 98 to find the answer and see if it goes above 14,000 or below