Question

William has $23 to buy strings for his guitar. Each set of strings costs $8.

How many sets of strings can he buy? Do not include units in your answer.

Answer 1

William can buy 2 sets of strings.

Explanation:

To figure out how many sets William can buy, we divide 23 by 8, which give us 2 with a remainder of 7. With this knowledge we can state that William can purchase 2 set of strings.