Question

James is in charge of the decorations. he hs a total budget of $50 to spend for all of the decorations. james spends $20 on one banner and would like to buy balloons that cost $2 each with the rest of the money. Write an equation to represent the situation.
How many balloons can james buy?

Answer 1

He can buy 15 balloons

His budget (amount of money he can spend) is $50. If he spent $20 on the banner, that means he has $30 left. He wants to spend the rest on balloons $2 each. Simply- 30 divided by 2 which is 15