Question

Jen has a budget of $240 to spend on jeans and shirts. She spends $95 on jeans. If the cost of each shirt is $22.50, how many can she buy without going over the budget?

What is the equation and answer?

Answer 1

Answer: 6 shirts
Equation: 240-95=145 145/22.50=6.4

(Rounded to 6)

Answer 2

6 shirts

Explanation:

Let's first start by finding how much money she has left after buying the jeans:

$240-$95=$145

If each shirt is $22.50 we can divide $145 by $22.50 to see how many shirts she can buy:

$145/$22.50=6.44 shirts

This means she can buy 6 shirts without going over the budget