Question

Malcolm bought dog-food bowls to give away as prizes at a dog-lovers event. The plastic bowls cost 6 dollars each and the stainless steel bowls cost 10.50 each. Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes. How many stainless steel bowls did malcom buy?

Answer 1

Answer
9 stainless steel bowls

Solution
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What we know:
Malcolm bought 7 plastic bowls and spent a total of 136.50 dollars on prizes
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We would subtract:
136.50 - 42 = 94.5
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After determining the price of the stainless steel bowls, we would then divide:

`94.5 / 10.50 = 9`
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