Question

Samantha visits for local farmers market to buy apples and oranges to make a fruit salad. she has $10 to spend. Apples are $.26.

If Samantha buys only apples how many can she buy?

Answer 1

She can buy 38 apples.

10/0.26 = 38.5 but you can’t buy half an apple so you round down to 38.

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Answer 2

Samantha can buy 38 apples

Explanation:

Apples are $0.26.

Cost of x apples= $0.26x

Samantha has $10 to spend.

Let She buys x apples

Cost of x apples= $10

i.e. 0.26x=10

i.e. x= 10/0.26 = 38.46

i.e. Samantha can buy 38 apples