Question

Jane received a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $7.56 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $49.76 left on

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

Answer 1

Jane spent on coffee.

She started with $80 on her gift card and ended with $49.76, so she spent:

80 - 49.76 = $30.24

We know that she bought coffee that cost $7.56 per pound, so we can set up an equation to find how many pounds of coffee she bought:

7.56x = 30.24

where x is the number of pounds of coffee she bought.

Solving for x, we get:

x = 30.24 / 7.56 = 4

So Jane bought 4 pounds of coffee with her gift card.