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Jamie wants to treat some friends to lunch. He has $40 and knows the lunch will cost about $7 per person p. How many people can Jamie buy lunch for.

User Joo
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Answer:

5 people

Explanation:

40/7=5.71

Thats not enough for 6 people so you go down to 5 people, you can't have 5.71 of someone

User Chuk Lee
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He can but 5 people lunch and will have money leftover. If he includes himself it would be him and 4 other people.
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