Stewart has $26 dollars. He spent $12.81, including tax, to buy a new DVD. He needs to set aside $10.00 to pay for his lunch next week. If peanuts cost $0.42 per package including tax, describe the maximum number of packages that Stewart can buy?

Question

Stewart has $26 dollars. He spent $12.81, including tax, to buy a new DVD. He needs to set aside $10.00 to pay for his lunch next week. If peanuts cost $0.42 per package including tax, describe the maximum number of packages that Stewart can buy?

Responses

Answer 1

Stewart has $26 - $12.81 - $10.00 = $3.19 left after buying the DVD and setting aside money for lunch.

Each package of peanuts costs $0.42, so to find out the maximum number of packages Stewart can buy, we divide the remaining money by the cost per package: $3.19 / $0.42 ≈ 7.6.

Since Stewart cannot buy a fraction of a package, he can purchase a maximum of 7 packages of peanuts.