Question

Jacinta is planning a party for quite a few people. She needs tortilla chips and salsa. At the store tortilla chips

sell for $3.99 per bag and salsa is sold at $2.74 for a jar. Jacinta buys 4 bags of tortillas and spends $24.18.
How many jars of salsa did she buy?

Answer 1

Jacinta bought 3 jars of salsa

Explanation:

3.99 bags of tortilla chips ×4 =15.96 spent on chips

24.18-15.96= 8.22

8.22÷2.74=3 jars of salsa