Question

1. Ms. Miller is bringing her astronomy

class cookie cakes. If each cookie cake
costs $15.50, including tax, and feeds 6
students, about how much money will
she need to buy enough to feed 29
students?

Answer 1

$77.50

Explanation:

Since each cookie cake feeds 6, she can buy enough cakes to feed 6, 12, 28, 24, 30, 36, etc. people.

The smallest number above 29 she can feed is 30.

Each cookie cake feeds 6.

30/6 = 5

She needs to buy 5 cookie cakes.

5 × $15.50 = $77.50