Question

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Carmen received a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $8.44 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $37.80 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

Answer 1

Carmen bought 5 pounds of coffee

Explanation:

The cost of buying coffee is $8.44 per pound. Let us assume she bought x pound of coffee, this means that she spent $8.44x on coffee.

She went to the coffee store with $80 gift card and left with $37.80, this means that after spending $8.44x from the initial $80, she had $37.80. To find the number of pounds she bought, we are to use the following equation:

80 - 8.44x = 37.80

8.44x = 80 - 37.80

8.44x = 42.2

x = 42.2/ 8.44 = 5

x = 5 pounds.

Carmen bought 5 pounds of coffee