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Derrick has been saving his earnings from his lemonade stand. Derrick has 90 dollars to spend. If he buys a new hat for 35 dollars, how many scarves can he buy with the remaining money if they cost 8 dollars each?

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Answer: 6

Step-by-step explanation: 90-35=55 55-8-8-8-8-8-8=7

User Dov Grobgeld
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Answer:

6 scarves

Explanation:

So he has $90 and spends $35 so:
90-35=55

The scarves cost 8 dollars each so we need to divide:
55÷
8=6.875

You can't buy have .875 of the scarves so he can only buy 6 scarves

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