Question

PLEASE HELP ME

Jane and Eric are helping their teacher buy supplies for a research project. Every student will get a bag with 2 pencils and 30 index cards.

The teacher gave Jane $17 to buy pencils from the school store. The pencils come in boxes of 12 and cost $1.69 per box.

Eric was given $19 to buy index cards at an office supply store. Index cards are sold in packs of 150 cards and cost $2.99 per pack.

Jane buys as many boxes of pencils as she can afford. Eric buys as many packages of index cards as he can afford. How many complete bags of supplies can they make?

Answer 1

They can make 30 Bags total.

Explanation:

Jane has $17. There are 12 pencils in each pack for $1.60.

Jane can bay 10 packs of 12 pencils for $16.9 or else she will go over the amount of money she has.

1.69 x 10 = 16.9

Eric has $19. There are 150 cards in one pack for $2.99.

Eric can bay 6 packs of 150 cards for $17.94 or he ill go over the amount of money he has.

2.99 x 6 = 17.94

Eric.

150^6 = 900

900/30 = 30

Jane.

12^10 = 120

120/2 = 60

60/2 = 30

Together.

30 cards can go into 30 bags, and 2 pencils can go into 30 bags