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Alton had $18.00 to spend on paints, which sold for $1.14 each. How many jars of paint can he buy?

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the answer would be 15 jars 
User Danilo Breda
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divide the money he has to spend by the price per jar

18 / 1.14 = 15.79

since he can't buy 0.79 of a jar round your answer down, he can buy 15 jars

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