Question

Janet has a $65 budget to buy paper goods and plastic cutlery for an impromptu birthday party. She determines that the paper goods will cost $37.50. How many sets
of cutlery can she purchase if each set costs $0.75?

Answer 1

You subtract the cost of the paper goods from the budget first 65-37.5, which equals 27.5, then you divide 27.5 by. 75, which equals 36.6 repeated, but you can't buy half a set of cutlery, so it's just 36.

Final answer 36.