Question

Jessica's family is on vacation at the Outer Banks. She is going to buy dinner at a local seafood distributor. She can buy shrimp at $8.50 per pound and crab cakes for $3 each. she has $45 to spend and must buy 3 pound of shrimp. What is the largest quantity of crab cakes that she can buy?

Answer 1

Must buy 3lb shimp
8.5*3=25.5 dollars spent

45-25.5=19.5 dollars left to spend on crab cakes

3 dollasr each
19.5/3=6.5
can buy 6.5 crab cakes
I don't think the seller would allow you to buy 0.5 cake, so round down

you can buy 6 crab cakes

Answer 2

$8.50  * 3 = $25.50 (for 3 pounds of shrimp)

$45 - $25.50 = $19.50

$19.50 / $3.00 = 6.5

The largest quantity of crab cakes that she can buy is 6.