Question

Amanda received a $80 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $7.27 per pound. After

buying the coffee, she had $36.38 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

Answer 1

She bought 6 pounds of coffee.

Explanation:

80-36.38=43.62

so she spent $43.62 on coffee

43.62 divided by 7.27 = 6