Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer: 6

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

Answer 2

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