I am trying to solve a problem and am having difficulty solving it and do not know how to begin solving it.

Question

I am trying to solve a problem and am having difficulty solving it and do not know how to begin solving it.

Samuel and Jason sell cans to a recycling center that pays $0.40 per pound of cans. the table shows the number of pounds of cans that they sold for several days.

1. Samuel wants to use his earnings from and Monday and Tuesday to buy some batteries that cost $5.60 each. How many batteries can Samuel buy?

Please help me with this.

Answer 1

it is two batteries. and is there anyone who ever gets on this anymore?

Answer 2

Does 2 make sense to you? 11.80 would buy 2 batteries.

http://www.google.com/#q=28+%2F+5%2C6+%3D+

Answer 3

http://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-decimals.html

Answer 4

Thank you I think I figured it out. I posted two other problems.

Answer 5

I was not able to put it in sorry.

Monday Samuel's cans (pounds)
16.2

Tuesday Samuel's cans(pounds)
11.8

Answer 6

(16.2 + 11.8) / 5.6 = _______ batteries

Answer 7

Wouldn't it just be 28/56=2?

Answer 8

Okay. I was going to answer 5 but I am trying to figure out how to do the division part of it.

Answer 9

You're welcome.

Answer 10

I am trying to solve a problem and am having difficulty solving it and do not know how to begin solving it.

it is two batteries. and is there anyone who ever gets on this anymore?

Does 2 make sense to you? 11.80 would buy 2 batteries.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-decimals.html

Thank you I think I figured it out. I posted two other problems.

I was not able to put it in sorry.

(16.2 + 11.8) / 5.6 = _______ batteries

Wouldn't it just be 28/56=2?

Okay. I was going to answer 5 but I am trying to figure out how to do the division part of it.

You're welcome.

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