Question

3) John is starting a roofing business. He will need to buy a truck and some supplies to get his business going. The truck costs $3400 used. If hammers cost $22 each and he only has $3750, how many hammers can he purchase?

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

Since John's truck costs 3,400, subtract that from 3,750

3750

-3400

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350

22 goes into 350 fifteen times, hence giving you the answer 15.

Answer 2

15 hammers

Explanation:

Let's first find how much money he has left after he buys the truck:

3750-3400=$350

Now let's find how many hammers he can purchase:

350/22=15.91

This means he can purchase 15 hammers since he cannot have .91 of a hammer.