Question

Mrs. Smith decides to buy 3 sweaters and a pair of jeans. She has $120 in her wallet. If the price of the jeans is $35, what is the highest possible price of a sweater, if each costs the same?

Answer 1

$28

Explanation:

First, we need to subtract 35 from 120.

120 - 35 = 85

Next, we need to divide 85 by 3 to get our answer.

85 / 3 = 28.333 (repeated)

Therefore, the answer is $28 because she cannot spend over $120 and each sweater costs the same.

Answer 2

The answer is $28 because since she already bought the jeans you need to minus 120-35 which equals $85. Then divide that by 3 because she bought 3 sweaters. Which equals 28.33333. That is the highest possible number that doesn’t go past $85