Question

Stefanie bought a package of pencils for $1.75 and some erasers that cost $0.25 each. She paid a total of $4.25 for these items, before tax
​Exactly how many erasers did Stefanie buy?

Answer 1

She bout 9
4.25-1.75=2.50
.25x9=2.50

Answer 2

Firstly, we’d have to find the total price paid for erasers by subtracting the overall price from the amount she paid in pencils.

$4.25 - $1.75 = $2.50

From there, we can use the amount per eraser to find out how many erasers she bought. Since she spent $2.50 in erasers, we can multiply to find our missing number.

$0.25 x 10 = $2.50

Therefore, Stefanie bought 10 erasers.

Hope this helps! :)