Question

The total cost to five boxes of pasta is $13. There are 12 ounces of pasta in each box. Each box of pasta cost the same amount. What is the maximum number of boxes that can be purchased with $65?

Answer 1

25 boxes

Explanation:

If the total cost of 5 boxes is $13, then the cost of one box may be found by dividing the total cost of 5 boxes with the number of boxes

Let the cost of a box be x

x = $13/5

= $2.60

It means that a box of pasta cost $2.60. With $65, the number of boxes that can be purchased

= 65/2.60

= 25 boxes

Answer 2

She can buy 25 boxes of pasta with $65

Explanation:

This question is actually very easy if you forget about all of the unnecessary information. They throw a lot of unnecessary information like they telling you that there are 12 ounces of pasta in each box. You never need that information. My point is that watch out for unnecessary info. Other than that, you can simply multiply 13 (price of 5 boxes) by 5 and get 65. That means that just multiply 5 by 5 and you will see that she can buy 25 boxes of pasta with $65.