Question

Keisha received a $90 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that costs $8.47 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $47.65 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

Answer 1

Subtract to find how much was spent on coffee:

90 - 47.65 = 42.35

Divide what was spent by the price per pound:

42.35 / 8.47 = 5

They bought 5 pounds of coffee