Question

Katye received 15 gifts and a total of $100 in cash for her birthday. She buys one book that costs $23, and she wants to donate $10 to each of several local charities. How much money will Katye have left over if she donates to as many charities as possible?Describe steps you would use to solve the problem. You do not need to find the answer.

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to subtract the cost of the book and the total amount donated to charities from the total amount of cash Katye received for her birthday. Here are the steps:

Add up the value of the gifts Katye received:

Total value of gifts = (value of gift 1) + (value of gift 2) + ... + (value of gift 15)

Add up the value of the cash Katye received:

Total cash = $100

Subtract the cost of the book from the total cash:

Cash remaining after buying the book = $100 - $23

Determine the maximum number of $10 donations that Katye can make:

Maximum number of $10 donations = (cash remaining after buying the book) / $10

Multiply the maximum number of donations by $10 to get the total amount donated:

Total amount donated = (maximum number of $10 donations) x $10

Subtract the cost of the book and the total amount donated from the total cash:

Cash remaining = $100 - $23 - (total amount donated)

The final answer will be the cash remaining after these calculations