Question

Josiah's employer gives him $150 to purchase his uniform. He is required to wear black pants and a company T-shirt. He decides to buy 1 pair of black pants for $42.50. The shirts cost $21.50 each. What are the possible numbers of shirts that Josiah can buy? Choose a marker and drag it onto the number line to represent all the possible numbers of shirts Josiah can buy.

Answer 1

5 shirts

Explanation:

$150 minus the initial black pants gets you to $107.50.

$107.50 divided by $21.50 is 5.