Question

A deli is offering a special for its sandwiches. A customer will receive three free sandwiches for every five sandwiches purchased. Jane ordered 619 sandwiches for an office party at a large company. How many sandwiches did Jane have to pay for?

Answer 1

Jane had to pay for 250 sandwiches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many sandwiches Jane had to pay for, we first need to determine the number of sets of five sandwiches that Jane purchased. We divide the total number of sandwiches Jane ordered (619) by 5: 619 ÷ 5 = 123.8 sets of five sandwiches. Since Jane can't have a fraction of a set, we round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, Jane purchased 123 sets of five sandwiches.

Since each set of five sandwiches entitles Jane to three free sandwiches, we multiply the number of sets of five sandwiches (123) by 3: 123 × 3 = 369 free sandwiches.

To find out how many sandwiches Jane had to pay for, we subtract the number of free sandwiches (369) from the total number of sandwiches she ordered (619): 619 - 369 = 250 sandwiches. Therefore, Jane had to pay for 250 sandwiches.

Answer 2

For every 5 sandwiches purchased,she got 3 free
For 619 she would get 619 x3 / 5 =1857 /5 = 371 free
She ordered 619 -371 = 284
she paid for 284 sandwiches