Question

Mai received a

$
70

gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost
$
7.63

per pound. After buying the coffee, she had
$
47.11

left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

Answer 1

She bought 3 pounds of coffee.

Subtract the total $70 by the leftover $47.11.

Then divide the amount used by the amount it costs per pound $7.63.

22.89/7.63 = 3

Answer 2

3 pounds

Explanation:

You take 70.00 - 47.11 to figure out how much was spent (22.89). Then take the amount spent and divide it by the cost of the coffe per pound (7.63) to get 3 pounds. Hope this helps and have a great day!