Lena got a prepaid debit card with $30 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store

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2 years ago

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. The price of the ribbon was 19 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was $27.15 left on the card, how many yards if ribbon did lena buy?

1 answer:

jasenka [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-17T04:58:40+03:00

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Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much she spent:

30 - 27.15 = 2.85

Change it to cents:

2.85 x 100 = 285 cents

Calculate how many yards of ribbon she bought:

285 / 19 = 15

Therefore, she bought 15 yard of ribbon.