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When Mark was in the hospital, his friends chipped in money to buy him flowers and balloons. The friends collected $48 and spent $23.99 on a bouquet of flowers. The friends would like to spend the rest of the money on balloons, which are sold in groups of 12 for $10. If the friends buy as many balloons as possible, how many do they get?

A.
2


B.
10


C.
20


D.
24

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User MosheK
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

48 - 23.99 = 24.01

You have $24.01 left, so you can buy 2 groups of balloons for $20.

Each group is 12 balloons.

Multiply 12 by 2

Answer: 24

User Philip Kendall
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