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Dr. Pebbles wants to buy tickets for the Oceanography class to attend a marine science center fieldtrip. If the tickets cost $32 each and the department has $3408 budgeted for the trip, what is the greatest number of tickets that can be purchased?

User Ernestasju
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Answer: 106 tickets.

Explanation:

  • 3408/32 = 106.5
  • You can't buy half a ticket, though, so the greatest number you can buy is 106.

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