Question

The PTO is hosting a donut and coffee day at the school. Each box of donuts costs $9.00, and each cup of coffee costs $0.50. The PTO spent $63 on the donuts and on the coffee. If the PTO didn't buy any donuts, then how many cups of coffee could they buy?

A) 126
B) 134
C) 126 cups of coffee
D) 130

Answer 1

If the PTO spent their entire budget of $63 on coffee, at a price of $0.50 per cup, they could buy 126 cups of coffee.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks if the PTO did not buy any donuts and instead spent all of their $63 budget on coffee, how many cups could they buy. Each cup of coffee costs $0.50. To find out how many cups of coffee they could buy, we divide the total amount of money by the price per cup of coffee.

The calculation is as follows:

Total amount spent on coffee = $63
Cost per cup of coffee = $0.50
Number of cups of coffee = Total amount spent on coffee ÷ Cost per cup of coffee
Number of cups of coffee = $63 ÷ $0.50
Number of cups of coffee = 126 cups of coffee

So, the PTO could buy 126 cups of coffee if they spent all $63 on coffee alone.