Question

Mr. Nelson has a class of 16 students. He can spend $22 on each student to buy math supplies for the year. He first buys all of his students calculators, which costs a total of $117.76. After buying the calculators, how much does he have left to spend on each student?

Answer 1

Answer:

$14.64

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find how much he spent on the calculators

Divide the amount spent on calculators by the number of students

calculator cost/students

117.76/16=7.36

So, he spent 7.36 on each student so far.

To find how much he still has left to spend, subtract the amount he has spent from the total he can spend

total-$ spent on calculators

22-7.36=14.64

He can still spend $14.64 on each student

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

If he can spend $22 per student, that means he can spend a total of $352 when you multiply 22 times 16. Because he spent $117.76, that means he has a remainder of $234.24 to spend on his students. Because he has 16 students and needs to divide the money among them equally, 234.24/16 means there is $14.64 to spend on each student.