Question

You need 112 K-cups for a party. A box of K-cups costs $16 for 36 K-cups. What is the minimum amount of money you will spend?

Answer 1

$49.60

Explanation:

The equation setup I used for this was as follows: $16 x (112/36)

Using PEMDAS, you'd start with the division part, 112/36. Although, I did this a bit differently, and being a bit further in school, I don't know if you go through this where you're at.

Start by factoring 112 into 4(28). This leaves you with 4(28)/36.

Next, cancel 4 out of 36. Since 4 is the common factor in 28 and 36, you cancel the four out of the equation, leaving you with 28/9. Convert this to its decimal form, 3.1.

Finally, take the 3.1 and multiply that by $16, which comes out to $49.60.