Question

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Marcy is buying prizes to give away at a fundraiser, as described below.
• She has $250.00 to spend.
• She buys 13 movie passes for $9.50 each.
. She buys 3 gift cards valued at $25.00 each.
. She will use the rest of the money to buy candy bars that cost $1.75 each.
What is the greatest number of candy bars she can buy with the rest of the money?
Show your work.

Answer 1

29 candy bars.

Explanation:

First, let's find the cost of all of the movie passes:

13 x 9.5 = 123.5

Second, let's find the cost of the 3 gift cards:

25 x 3= 75

Now, let's add the costs up and subtract the total from 250:

123.5 + 75 = 198.5

250 - 198.5 = 51.5

So our total is 51.5 dollars. Now let's divide that by 1.75.

1.75 x 29 = 50.75

Since 1.75 x 30 = 52.5, the greatest number of candy Marcy can be is 29 candy bars.