Question

for every 3 cans of vegetables purchased you get one free can. Tessera went home with 32 cans of vegetables how many did she have to pay for

Answer 1

She bought 24 cans. (8 were free) Explanation: 32 cans divided by 4 (three cans and one free can). You then multiply the answer, 8, by 3, to get 24 cans that Tessera bought and 8 she got for free.

Answer 2

Answer: Tessra paid for 24 cans  

Step by step explanation:  

Number of cans of vegetable to buy in order to avail a free can = 3

Number of cans Tessera bought =  32 cans

How many cans did she pay for = ?

Step 1: 32 /4 (Keeping in view the above statement)

= 8 cans

8 cans * 3 = 24 cans that Tessera bought and 8 cans she got for free