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Mrs.dimas has $130 to buy basketballs . how many can she buy at $15 each? interpret the remainder.

User LImbus
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So what we are looking at is 130 / 15
which is:
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15 |130

15 goes in to 130 8 times
8 times 15 = 120
130 - 120 = 10
ANSWER: She can buy 8 basketballs
The remainder is 10

User Hsandt
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130 divided by 15 is 8.66666667.
User Bharath Vankireddy
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