Question

Directions: Show your work to solve the word problem and explain how you

determined the solution.
Sadie went to the used bookstore and bought 2 books. One book cost $2.50
and the second book cost $3.00. She only has quarters to pay for her
purchase. How many quarters will she need?

Answer 1

22 quarters

Explanation:

$3.00 + $2.50 = $5.50

1 quarter = $0.25

$5.50 divided by $0.25 = 22

Answer 2

To solve the problem, we need to find the total cost of the two books and then determine how many quarters Sadie needs to pay that amount.

The first book costs $2.50 and the second book costs $3.00, so the total cost is $2.50 + $3.00 = $5.50.

Next, we need to convert the total cost to quarters. A quarter is equal to $0.25, so $5.50 / $0.25 = 22 quarters.

So, Sadie will need 22 quarters to pay for her purchase