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Mai received a $70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying coffee that cost $8.48 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $27.60 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?
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Mai received a $70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying coffee that cost $8.48 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $27.60 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

User Shany
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Since she had $35.48 on her card.

Amount spent in buying coffee = $70 - $35.48 = $34.52

Cost of coffee = $8.63 per pound

No of pounds = Amount spent / cost per pound

= 34.52 / 8.63 Use your calculator.

= 4
User Anamul
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it’s 5

70-27.60= 42.4
42.4 divided by 8.48=5

so five pounds of coffee were bought
User Toqueteos
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