Question

At the beginning of the month, Leslie's lunch account has a balance of $48.07. If lunch costs $2.53 per day, for how many days will Leslie be able to purchase lunch before her account runs out of money?

Answer 1

19 days

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

Leslie's lunch account has a balance of $48.07.

the cost of lunch per day is $2.53 per day

Required

The duration that the account will last if Leslie purchases lunch every day

Step two:

to get the answer we need to divide the account balance by the cost of the lunch

= 48.07/2.53

=19 days