Question

Paul bought a student discount card for the bus. The card allows him to buy daily bus passes for $1.40.

After one month, Paul bought 19 passes and spent a total of $31.60.
How much did he spend on the student discount card?

Paul spent $________
on the student discount card.

Answer 1

$5

Explanation:

First, we need to find the total amount he spent on the passes.

We just need to multiply the number of passes by the price of each pass.

19 x 1.4 = 26.6

This means he spent $26.6 on the passes.

Now, we can find out how much he spent on the discount card.

Just subtract his total spending amount by the amount he spent on passes.

31.6 - 26.6 = 5

He spent $5 on the discount card.