Question

Victor spent $61 on some sandpaper for his model

cars. He bought 2 packages of the smallest-grain
sandpaper and spent the rest on the largest-grain
sandpaper. How many packages of the largest-
grain sandpaper did he buy?
Size of
Grain (cm)
0.003
0.011
0.001
Cost per
Package (S)
13
7
20

Answer 1

3 packages

Explanation:

61 - 20 * 2 (small grain sandpaper) = $21 remain. The largest grain costs $7, so 21/7 = 3 packages of the largest grain sandpaper was bought.

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