Question

Brittany's mom gave her $15.00 to buy school supplies. Brittany needs to buy 3 notebooks and some mechanical pencils. If each notebook costs $2.99 and each mechanical pencil costs $1.50, how many mechanical pencils can Brittany buy using only the money her mom gave her?

Answer 1

4 mechanical pencils

Explanation:

Each notebook is worth $2.99

So buying 3 of the notebooks would leave her with $8.97

Then, $15.00 - $8.97= $6.05