Question

Min-jun received a gift card worth $53 for a cafe. Min-jun used it to

buy cheesecake that cost $1.20 per pound. Min-jun has $38.60 left on
the gift card. How many pounds of cheesecake did Min-jun buy?

Answer 1

How many pounds of cheesecake did Min-jun buy? 12 pounds

Explanation:

First find out how much Min-Jun spent on cheesecake:

$53 - 38.60 = $14.40 spent on cheesecake

Since cheesecake it $1.20 per pound:

$14.40 / $1.20 = 12 pounds of cheesecake were bought