Question

Raul’s mom sends him to the farmers market with $12. She tells him to buy as many avocados as he can and to bring back change. If avocados cost 85 cents each, how much change will he bring back?

Answer 1

$0.10

Explanation:

We can divide the total amount ($12) by price of each avocado ($0.85) to get the number of avocados possible. That is:

`(12)/(0.85)=14.11`

So, the fractional amount (decimal) is not possible, so Raul can get 14 avocados.

How much does 14 avocados cost?

14 * 0.85 = $11.90

The rest, he gets as change and can't buy another full avocado. The change is:

$12 - $11.90 = $0.10