Question

Elena has $5 for pencils. Each pencil costs $0.30. How many pencils can she buy? *No run-on decimals please!*

Answer 1

she could by 16 pencils with 20 cents left over

Explanation:

so the fraction is 16 and 2/3

so she could buy 16 pencils and have 20 cents leftover

Answer 2

She can buy 16 pencils

Explanation:

You would not be able to write this as a run on decimal because she is buying pencils and you cant but part of a pencil

.30 x 16= 4.8 so you would not be able to buy anymore than 16

You could always buy less and she would have 20 cents left over if she bough 16.