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At he market 5 watermelons coast $2,300 i want to buy as many watermealons as i can get with $1,500 how many watermelons can i get?

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Final answer:

With $1,500, you can buy 3 watermelons, as each watermelon costs $460, resulting from dividing the total cost ($2,300) by the number of watermelons (5).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many watermelons you can buy with $1,500, we first need to determine the price of one watermelon. According to the given information, 5 watermelons cost $2,300, so the price of one watermelon is $2,300 divided by 5, which equals $460 per watermelon.

Now, to calculate how many watermelons you can get with $1,500, we divide the amount of money you have, $1,500, by the price of one watermelon, $460. We get approximately 3.26, which we round down, because you cannot buy a fraction of a watermelon. Therefore, you can buy 3 watermelons with $1,500.

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ANSWER:

3 watermelons

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

The first thing is to calculate the price per unit of the watermelon, knowing that there are 5 for $2,300, like this:


\begin{gathered} p=(2300)/(5) \\ \\ p=\text{\$}460 \end{gathered}

Now, we will divide the amount of $1500 by the price, so we get the units of watermelons:


(1500)/(460)=3.26\cong3

Which means that for $1500 it is possible to buy up to 3 watermelons

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