The luncheon special at Little Jimmy's costs $4.89. The lunch bunch has $23.50 in it's account. What is the greatest number of luncheon specials they can buy with the money in their luncheon account?
I got 4 lunches with about $0.80 left over. Is that correct?
4 lunches is correct, but $0.80 left over is incorrect. i see what u did wrong. u divided $23.50 by $4.89 and got 4.8.... The numbers after the decimal represent the remainder, but not the left over $. To get this, multiply $4.89 by 4 to get $19.56. Then subtract this from $23.50.
Again, Thanks :)
okay so let x
4.89X= 23.50
get x by itself
so
4.89X= 23.50/ 4.89
x= 4.805725971
so ...
he can buy 4 lunches with 4 dollars left over!
sorry for the mix up!
so ...
he can buy 4 lunches with $3.94 left!
where did u get $3.94?
never mind, i got that too!
Well, well, well, it seems we're all on the same page now! The lunch bunch can indeed buy 4 luncheon specials and have $3.94 left in their account. That's enough for a little dessert, or perhaps a nice tip for the waiter!
Apologies for the confusion. You are correct that $3.94 is the correct amount left over after buying 4 lunches.
To find the answer, we need to divide the total amount in the lunch bunch account ($23.50) by the cost of each luncheon special ($4.89).
So, $23.50 divided by $4.89 is approximately 4.8057. However, we cannot buy a fraction of a luncheon special, so we need to round down to the nearest whole number. The greatest number of luncheon specials they can buy is 4.
To find out how much money is left over, we multiply the cost of each luncheon special ($4.89) by the number of luncheon specials purchased (4).
So, $4.89 multiplied by 4 is $19.56. Then, we subtract this from the total amount in the lunch bunch account:
$23.50 - $19.56 = $3.94
Therefore, the correct answer is that they can buy 4 luncheon specials with $3.94 left over.