Question

Chuck has $2,345 he is buying gift cards for some of his friends and each gift card costs $85 whats the greatesy amount of gift cards can he buy and how much money will he have left?

Answer 1

$50

Explanation:

Chuck has $2,345 in total

if one gift card cost $85

we want to find the total number of cards that $2,345 can buy.

so we have to divide $2,345 by $85

= $2,345/85

=27card in total

27*85=$2295

the amount left is

= $2,345 -$2295

=$50

therefore the amount left is $50