Question

Lena got a prepaid debit card with $30 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 19 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was $27.15 left on the card, how many yards if ribbon did lena buy?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find out how much she spent:

30 - 27.15 = 2.85

Change it to cents:

2.85 x 100 = 285 cents

Calculate how many yards of ribbon she bought:

285 / 19 = 15

Therefore, she bought 15 yard of ribbon.