Question

Cat has a budget of $50 for school supplies. He needs to buy 5 binders, which cost $7 each. He plans to spend his remaining money on pencils, which cost $2 each. Set-up and solve Enano quality to determine how many pencils pet can buy.

Answer 1

The least amount of pencils that can be bought is 7

Explanation:

Step one:

Budget=$50

the cost of one binder= $7

then 5 binders will cost= 7*5= $35

the balance will be 50-35= $15

Step two:

let the number of pencils that can be bought be x

The cost of each pencil = $2

the remaining amount from the budget to get pencils is $15

Hence the number of pencils that can be bought is

x=15/2

x=7.5

The least amount of pencils that can be bought is 7