Question

Sheila has $46 to buy graphing pads for her math class. Each pad costs $8.

How many pads can she buy? Do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

46÷8=5.75 so the answer is 5

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

If sheila has $46 to buy pads with, and each pad costs $8, then:

8 · 5 = 40

8 · 6 = 48

48 > 46,

So maximum amounts of pads she could is 5, and have remaining $6