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Rosa has 15 quarters and 10 nickels. She buy juice from a store for herself and her friends. The juice costs 35 cents per can. She gives the cashier 2/3 of the quarters and 3/5 of the nickels. The cashier does not give her any change.

How many cans of juice did she buy?
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Rosa has 15 quarters and 10 nickels.
Each can of juice costs 35 cents.
We want to find out how many cans of juice she bought.


15 * (2)/(3) = 10 Rosa gave the cashier 10 quarters so she has 5 quarters left.
10 quarters equals to about $2.50


10 * (3)/(5) = 6 Rosa gave the cashier 6 nickels, so she has 4 nickels left.
6 nicks equals 30 cents.

Let's add up the total amount of money Rosa paid the cashier.
$2.50 (quarters) + $0.30 (nickels) = $2.80 (total paid to the cashier)

Now, we know each drink is $0.35, and Rosa paid $2.80 to the cashier.
Simply divide $2.80 by $0.35

$2.80 (total amount paid) ÷ $0.35 (per can) = 8 (cans)

Rosa bought 8 cans.

Also, if you need to know how much money Rosa has left:
5 quarters left = $1.25
4 nickels left = $0.20
Rosa has a total of $1.45 left - just enough for 4 more cans of soda.
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