Question

Mae-Ying wanted to buy packages of crackers and cheese. Each pack is 35 cents. She has 5 quarters, 3 dimes, and 2 nickels. How many can she buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

  4

Step-by-step explanation:

She can use a dime and a quarter to buy one package. With 3 dimes and more than 3 quarters, she can buy 3 packages this way.

She can use 2 nickels and a quarter to buy one package. With 2 nickels and the 2 remaining quarters, she can buy 1 package this way.

Mae-Ying can buy 4 packages, and will have 1 quarter left over.

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You can add up her money and divide by 35¢ to find the number of packages. Doing that, you get ...

  5·0.25 +3·0.10 +2·0.05 = 1.25 +0.30 +0.10 = 1.65

Then 1.65/0.35 ≈ 4.71, so Mae-Ying can buy 4 packages with the money she has.