Question

Karen received a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $8.23 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $47.08 left on

her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?
pounds
х
5
?

Answer 1

Piece of cake.
Karen actually bought 4 pounds of coffee.
By take $80 - $47.08 = $32.92
Then take $32.92 / $8.23 = 4
So we got 4 pounds of coffee.

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

80 - 47.08 = 32.92

32.92/8.23 = 4